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#1 2021-09-23 14:20:03

drissel
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"smoke in mirrors" for "smoke and mirrors"

Found in the wild, “shows that a lot of their success is smoke in mirrors.”

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#2 2021-09-24 10:17:13

DavidTuggy
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Re: "smoke in mirrors" for "smoke and mirrors"

There is a barbeque outfit that advertises itself as being “All smoke, no mirrors”. Rather clever, I thought.

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*If the human mind were simple enough for us to understand,
we would be too simple-minded to understand it* .

(Possible Corollary: it is, and we are .)

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#3 2021-09-26 13:56:55

drissel
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Re: "smoke in mirrors" for "smoke and mirrors"

“et all” for “et al.” found in the wild.
” I’d give his post on Gergis et all some attention” – kinda makes sense.

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#4 2022-04-11 21:09:39

drissel
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Re: "smoke in mirrors" for "smoke and mirrors"

“aria” for “area” found in the wild: “The Acacia tree is found in the aria known as Palestine …”

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