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Old September 8th, 2001, 01:14 AM

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Can you wax eloquent ? Can you tell an unvarnished truth from a slick lie ?
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Old September 8th, 2001, 01:17 AM

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Are you as fast as greased lightning or as slow as Christmas ?
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Old September 8th, 2001, 01:20 AM

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Which one is harder to take with a grain of salt ?
A transparent lie
An opaque truth

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Old September 8th, 2001, 01:22 AM

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Which is dumber ?
Beating a dead horse
Putting the cart before the horse

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Old September 8th, 2001, 01:50 AM

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Which one is worse ?

An unanswerable question
An unquestionable answer

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Which one is more likely to smell to High Heaven ?

An unpalatable truth
An untruthful palate

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Old September 8th, 2001, 01:52 AM

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Which one is more likely to either trip you up or get you a trip upstairs ?

A rigged exam
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Default Re: Are there any advisors at all around here ?

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Which is dumber ?
Beating a dead horse
Putting the cart before the horse
Beating a dead horse is sickening, but may be fun.
An inventor could put the cart before the horse, and end up with the equivalent of a rear-wheel drive vehicle.

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Which one is harder to take with a grain of salt ?
A transparent lie
An opaque truth
Clearly the opaque truth, since the lie is obvious.

Advertisers have known this for ages, and use opaque truths such as misleading statistics.

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