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[-] Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 112 points 1 year ago

It was ever thus:

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on.

Winston Churchill

[-] TheFriar@lemm.ee 60 points 1 year ago

lol it’s “boots,” but I like pants better. Makes the truth seem so much cooler ‘cause it was fuuuuuuuuuckin

[-] Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 55 points 1 year ago

See, even quotes with errors in them get upvoted before someone can come along and correct them :)

[-] TheFriar@lemm.ee 19 points 1 year ago

Ah, so one of those clever case-in-point lemmy comments. Very clever. Your plan was masterful

[-] Tolstoshev@lemmy.world 19 points 1 year ago

Nah, even my retcon explanation is a lie. I copied the quote from some famous quote website and didn’t catch the error.

[-] TurtleJoe@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Especially if you are using the word "pants" the way that Churchill would have.

[-] Hamartiogonic@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago

“The truth may be out there, but lies are inside your head.” – Terry Pratchett

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