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Science fair

An action or activity that should be easy to do or accomplish but made difficult or time consuming by the person partaking in the action or activity
Waiter: Are you ready to order?

John: Yes. Hmmmmmm. Wow! There are so many choices on the menu. You know. I kinda think I want the fish, but that salad sounds good. And you can't go wrong with your burgers. Wait! Tell me again about the special today?

Jack: Dude! What's up with the fucking science fair? Just order something dammit!
by caviedrums August 30, 2010
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Fair Witness

Fair Witness is a fictional profession invented by Robert Heinlein. (Stranger in a Strange Land)

A Fair Witness is an individual trained to observe events and report exactly what he or she sees and hears, making no extrapolations or assumptions. An eidetic memory is a prerequisite for the job, although this may be attainable with suitable training.

In Heinlein's society, a Fair Witness is a highly reputable source of information. By custom, a Fair Witness acting professionally, generally wearing distinctive white robes, is never addressed directly, and is never acknowledged by anyone present.

While Fair Witnesses may hold jobs, at all times they must honor the traditions of the Fair Witness and do their best to avoid any possibility of bias when wearing the robes and repeating the truth of what they have seen, done or heard.

Fair Witnesses are prohibited from drawing conclusions about what they observe. As a demonstration, in the novel a Fair Witness was asked to describe the color of a house in the distance. She responds, "It's white on this side"; whereupon Heinlein explains that she would not assume knowledge of the color of the other sides of the house without being able to see them. Furthermore, after observing another side of the house she would not then assume that any previously seen side was still the same color as last reported, even if only minutes before.
You can trust what he says. He's the closest thing to a "fair witness" of anybody I've ever known.
by Deacon John Hubertz April 18, 2018
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fair and balanced

Right wing euphamism for news slanted toward the now, neoconservative point of view. Originated from Fox News slogan.
If you say something O'Reilly disagrees with, he either shouts you down or cuts your mic. "Fair and balanced", my ass...
by surlyboi May 29, 2004
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Fair Pole

For some unknown reason in baseball, although both are in fair territory, both the line and the pole are officially called the foul line and the foul pole. They are both absolutely in fair territory, and therefore many of my friends and myself have called the two the fair line and the fair pole for many years.
Mike's Weenie's line drive hit the fair pole, and was therefore a home run. Earlier, David DeJesus's hooking liner hit the fair line in right field and was a double.
by andy1 June 15, 2007
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fair as a square

a term used to describe the fairness of a situation/remark
"hey timmy, do you think it would be fair if you carpooled today since i did yesterday"
"fair as a square, mark!"
by Nick-Net-Nad February 2, 2010
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Fair and Lovely

A group of cunts who take advantage of colorism and promote it.
Indian Aunties: Have you tried using Fair and Lovely?
Anybody with a brain: No, because I’m fine with my skin
by YMCAYMCA November 6, 2020
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a fair few

Aussie Synonym for 'Quite a few'.
More than 'A few' but less than 'A fuck ton'
"Oi mate got any durries on ya?"

"Yeah Nah, I got a fair few but you still owe me for that last pack cunt"
by MySonsAcoustic March 9, 2018
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