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'''Sixx''': I said I worked ''in the hotel business''. Which I do. By which I meant I own a few hundred...|'''[[Collar 6]]'''}} |
'''Sixx''': I said I worked ''in the hotel business''. Which I do. By which I meant I own a few hundred...|'''[[Collar 6]]'''}} |
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{{quote|In a manner of speaking, yes. In another manner of speaking, which is a rather more precise and accurate manner of speaking, no.|'''Carrot's father''', ''[[Discworld/ |
{{quote|In a manner of speaking, yes. In another manner of speaking, which is a rather more precise and accurate manner of speaking, no.|'''Carrot's father''', ''[[Discworld/Guards! Guards!]]''}} |
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{{quote|The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes, look behind words that have changed their meaning.|[[Terry Pratchett]], ''[[Discworld/Lords and Ladies|Lords and Ladies]]''}} |
{{quote|The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes, look behind words that have changed their meaning.|[[Terry Pratchett]], ''[[Discworld/Lords and Ladies|Lords and Ladies]]''}} |
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A halbe emes iz a gantse lign. —Yiddish proverb
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And I will not lie to you —The Kaiser Chiefs, Half the Truth
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Jedi Exile: Well, lying is lying, even from a "certain point of view."
—Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2
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Obi Wan: What I told you was true...from a certain point of view. |
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Harry: I've never lied to you, I've always told you some version of the truth. —Something's Gotta Give
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Laura: But... I thought you said you worked in a hotel? How can you afford this?! |
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In a manner of speaking, yes. In another manner of speaking, which is a rather more precise and accurate manner of speaking, no.
—Carrot's father, Discworld/Guards! Guards!
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The thing about words is that meanings can twist just like a snake, and if you want to find snakes, look behind words that have changed their meaning.
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