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Ambrose Bierce - FIB, n. A lie that has not cut its...
FIB, n. A lie that has not cut its teeth. An habitual liar's nearest approach to truth the perigee of his eccentric orbit. (Ambrose Bierce)

FIB, n. A lie that has not cut its teeth. An habitual liar's nearest approach to truth the perigee of his eccentric orbit.

Ambrose Bierce

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