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** The implication of "Hugo Boss" (today being a major fashion house) is also often that the company was the sole designer and supplier of the uniforms, when in fact they were designed by the government and production farmed out to many other companies as well. |
** The implication of "Hugo Boss" (today being a major fashion house) is also often that the company was the sole designer and supplier of the uniforms, when in fact they were designed by the government and production farmed out to many other companies as well. |
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** Similarly, [http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/fanta.asp it is true that Fanta was invented in Nazi Germany]. However, it is ''not'' true that Fanta was invented ''by'' Nazi Germany, as in following some order or plan envisioned by the Nazi government, as it is often reported. |
** Similarly, [http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/fanta.asp it is true that Fanta was invented in Nazi Germany]. However, it is ''not'' true that Fanta was invented ''by'' Nazi Germany, as in following some order or plan envisioned by the Nazi government, as it is often reported. |
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* "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." --[[Bill Clinton]] (See [[Technical Virgin]]) and "The government does not torture people" --[[George W. Bush]] ( |
* "I did not have sexual relations with that woman." --[[Bill Clinton]] (See [[Technical Virgin]]) and "The government does not torture people" --[[George W. Bush]] (doing it with participation of the government would be comic book villainy, indeed. Now, ''allowing to''...). |
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** To make that first one better (or worse), the definition of "sexual relations" set for the purposes of the hearing was such that it was ''definitely'' true... technically speaking. |
** To make that first one better (or worse), the definition of "sexual relations" set for the purposes of the hearing was such that it was ''definitely'' true... technically speaking. |
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* A large number of proposition bets used by grifters can be solved by looking very carefully at the wording. For example, "I bet you that I can take a brand new deck of cards, make the ace jump out of the pack, fly across the room, and write your name on your forehead". If you hear this said aloud, most people assume that the ace will do all of the actions listed. Looking more carefully at the syntax of the sentence reveals that the actions can be done by the person making the bet rather than by the ace. (Incidentally, the usual way to win the bet is to flick the ace up from the bottom of the pack - where it usually is in most new, unshuffled decks - catch it, throw it across the room, and then take a pen to write the person's name on their forehead.) |
* A large number of proposition bets used by grifters can be solved by looking very carefully at the wording. For example, "I bet you that I can take a brand new deck of cards, make the ace jump out of the pack, fly across the room, and write your name on your forehead". If you hear this said aloud, most people assume that the ace will do all of the actions listed. Looking more carefully at the syntax of the sentence reveals that the actions can be done by the person making the bet rather than by the ace. (Incidentally, the usual way to win the bet is to flick the ace up from the bottom of the pack - where it usually is in most new, unshuffled decks - catch it, throw it across the room, and then take a pen to write the person's name on their forehead.) |
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* An old standby for people making a journey - "We're not lost; I know exactly where we are....I just don't know where we are in relation to where we want to be". Or "We're not lost; I know exactly where we are....right here." |
* An old standby for people making a journey - "We're not lost; I know exactly where we are....I just don't know where we are in relation to where we want to be". Or "We're not lost; I know exactly where we are....right here." |
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* Before being revealed as Watergate scandal source [[Deep Throat]], W. Mark Felt stated "I never leaked information to Woodward and Bernstein or anyone else!" This is actually logically true; since he met only with Bob Woodward, he could not have met with Woodward AND anyone. |
* Before being revealed as Watergate scandal source [[Deep Throat]], W. Mark Felt stated "I never leaked information to Woodward and Bernstein or anyone else!" This is actually logically true; since he met only with Bob Woodward, he could not have met with Woodward AND anyone. |
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* People write books about such tricks and how to recognize them. ''How to Lie with Statistics'' by Darrell Huff. Okay, that was [[Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics|statistics]]. Let's step it up: ''How to Lie with Maps'' by Mark Monmonier. |
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