Re: Exaggerations, Hyperpbole, and Outright Lies . . .
| May 05, 2017 02:08PM |
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bcp Wrote:
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> Using Google book search, this is the earliest "800
> foot bridge" I found. I suspect this is the source of
> the error: Little Engines & Big Men, 1954 - p. 135.
Earl Wrote:
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> Never let the truth get in the way of a good story . . .
Right you are, Earl -
See [ngdiscussion.net] for example, and also [ngdiscussion.net].
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/05/2017 02:15PM by Johnson Barr.
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> Using Google book search, this is the earliest "800
> foot bridge" I found. I suspect this is the source of
> the error: Little Engines & Big Men, 1954 - p. 135.
Earl Wrote:
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> Never let the truth get in the way of a good story . . .
Right you are, Earl -
See [ngdiscussion.net] for example, and also [ngdiscussion.net].
- Sincerely, Willie (Wm. Claude Johnson-Barr III, Esq.)
"Not All Who Have Cell-Phones Do Twitter *
"Not All Those Who Ponder Can Think . . . "
* Only TWITS Twitter!
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 05/05/2017 02:15PM by Johnson Barr.
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