Anyone else think that the most blatant lie is the old 'I am decluttering mt friends list on steam/skype/etc'? I have gotten that response twice from two different people. They claim they still want to talk but they remove all avenues to do so.

It would be less insulting to actually just say "I don't wanna talk to you or interact with you ever again."

TL;DR Be honest if you want to burn bridges, get a backbone and don't insult my intelligence by telling me its raining when you are pissing on my leg.