“There’s one word that exists in every language on the face of the Earth
and in every society since man began to speak. And the word is truth. And in
every language it means exactly the same thing. Truth is . . . what you get other
people to believe.
—Tommy
Smothers, comedian, 2008. (Thanks to alert WORDster Kaylene Armstrong)
• Editorial Comment: And that’s the truth.
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