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> As Mark Twain said, “A lie can travel around the world and back again while the truth is lacing up its boots.” Actually he probably didn’t say that—but everyo
by mlhpdx 1y ago
> As Mark Twain said, “A lie can travel around the world and back again while the truth is lacing up its boots.” Actually he probably didn’t say that—but everyone keeps saying he did, illustrating the point perfectly.
Well played.
- deepsun 1y ago"As Mark Twain famously never said" (c)
- frogulis 1y agoIn a classic case of the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon, I recently read "The Truth" by Terry Pratchett, which repeatedly makes reference to that phrase, and I am now noticing it everywhere, whereas previously I can't recall being aware of it at all.
- vlovich123 1y agoI remember this from the Stephen Colbert show where he then goes something like “what was the truth doing with its pants off” It’s a very old saying but we all learn it at some point
- tim333 1y agoQuote Investigator was quite interesting on the history. The phrase has been evolving over many years going back to at least 1710. https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/07/13/truth/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2014/07/13/truth/
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