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In_The_Wind

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Reply to Tuesday Afternoon (Original post)

Fri Jan 18, 2013, 04:29 AM

Jan 2013

of what the dudes at date.com try to feed ya is 1/2 true. [img][/img]

ie: Yes, that is my photo.
not said: 1/2 a lifetime ago.

just sayin'

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half-truth [View all] Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 OP

The best lie has a measure of truth. rrneck Jan 2013 #1

but, the truth was true and the lie was a lie. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #2

If you use the truth to tell a lie, it's still a lie. nt rrneck Jan 2013 #4

the lie is a lie but, the truth was the truth. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #5

It ain't where you are, but where you're going. rrneck Jan 2013 #10

the ends do not justify the means Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #22

Yep. A half truth is half lie. rrneck Jan 2013 #23

next time take Aunt Gertrude out to eat. problem solved and you will be her favorite nephew - Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #24

Sound advice. rrneck Jan 2013 #26

When we first started dating and early in our marriage OriginalGeek Jan 2013 #36

The best way to lie is to tell the truth but tell it in a way nobody believes it. hobbit709 Jan 2013 #37

Hitler was a vegetarian. rug Jan 2013 #3

who gives a shit? I don't get it. even if it is a truth or a lie. Are meat-eaters trying to say Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #6

That is only half the truth. rug Jan 2013 #7

what does that have to do with whether or not Hitler was a vegetarian? Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #11

That is a truthful, and incomplete, statement about who Hitler was. rug Jan 2013 #12

I can't help it. I am over here lauging at Hitler being a vegetarian. sorry. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #15

He didn't smoke either. rug Jan 2013 #16

keep talking. we will have the whole truth about Hitler before it is over. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #18

He loved his dogs. rug Jan 2013 #19

I could argue the motivation there but, NOT going to open that can of worms on DU3. nosiree. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #21

I see what you did there... FleetwoodMac Jan 2013 #31

A lie by omission can be a half truth. ZombieHorde Jan 2013 #8

still, what was said was true. Good example. The answer leads to more questions. Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #14

Rashomon pscot Jan 2013 #9

I have said before that --- Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #20

"A man who tells lies, like me, merely hides the truth. petronius Jan 2013 #13

is there more to that, as in a conversation, perhaps with another character? Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #17

There was, but it was just a little clash of temperament petronius Jan 2013 #25

I keep trying to watch that movie. must make more of an effort. so then - Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #27

Perhaps people tell half-truths and half-lies when they lack the courage to admit petronius Jan 2013 #28

the motivation can be different for each, I think - Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #29

100% In_The_Wind Jan 2013 #30

lol - Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #32

unless you know the Whole Truth beforehand how do you know it is only a Half Truth? Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #33

My example: Reaganomics Wounded Bear Jan 2013 #34

lol - ouch Tuesday Afternoon Jan 2013 #35