Word: fibbing
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That task would be easy if humans resembled Pinocchio (as Clinton claims Bush does), with their noses growing longer each time they told a lie. People, unfortunately, can fib without suffering physiognomic changes. It would be helpful, then, if there were some hidden manifestation of lying, invisible to most people but clear to psychics or visionaries. The closest that real life has managed to come to this fictional power is the polygraph machine, which has a few serious drawbacks. It can be stumped by accomplished actors or those delusional enough to believe their own statements, and even experts disagree...
...Maybe a Tiny Little Fib: Fine, so he did offer to cut a deal for less. But he was yelling...
Actually, as portrayed by actor David Leisure, the prevaricating Joe Isuzu has become one of the most popular figures in advertising. (No kidding.) Since he told his first fib four years ago, he has gained wide recognition for his once obscure namesake. But after 35 commercials, his extravagant claims for Isuzu cars and trucks are coming to an end. The automaker said last week that next fall's campaign for three new lines of vehicles will rely on humor, but Joe will be nowhere in sight. The reason may be that Joe is losing his edge, which some ad experts...
...apartment without electricity, to the climactic reunion, when she arrives unkempt in a bedraggled housecoat and proceeds to exude glamour and sophistication from every pore, she makes life an adventure. Unlike the mother in The Glass Menagerie, whose tale of having 17 gentlemen callers seems a sad fib, Elise is convincing when she says, "I used to make quite the impression when I entered a room. I stood perfectly still, and everything moved in my direction...
...nation has unwittingly conditioned its Presidential candidates to do the same--make only meaningless noises about the deficit. The perverse, tacit agreement between the electorate and the candidates is, "Don't upset us, even if you have to fib a bit, and we'll vote...