When, for whatever reason (tired, drunk, hungover, preoccupied, just not understanding, etc.), someone is explaining something to you and it's just not sticking.
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Get the detectiveghost mug.a last ditch tactic in either a debate, argument, and or social issue when a person(s) avoid answering a direct question with good and honest intentions, quote false facts, impugn others, and simply will not admit to the abundantly obvious question, fact, point, or truth. Because admitting to the point, would be defeat or they are wrong.
Joe-I'm overwhelmingly qualified. I have a degree in the field, managed the award winning team, and have the most experience of all the candidates, yet you only hire the white personnel, so you're a racist. Boss- I just go with my gut instinct on hiring, like the NFL. Joe-That's deflective-dissonance!
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Get the deflective-dissonance mug.Girls usually found in pairs frequenting bar/clubs toilets with an aim to find gossip. Will find unlikely victims, possibly in a state of intoxication to spill their inner most secrets/problems/issues to the Detectives and will then become part of a memorable night out. Occasionally Toilet Detectives will be armed with CSI style tape for comedy purposes and generally find other police-like memorabilia such as truncheons and hats.
Toilet detective 1: Wow, that's a pretty skirt.
Victim: Thanks (proceeds to look sad) my boyfriend gave it to me
Toilet detective 2: oh that was nice of him
Victim: not really, he's CHEATING on me!!! (breaks down into tears)
Toilet detectives: why don't you tell us about it.....gossip ensues.
Victim: Thanks (proceeds to look sad) my boyfriend gave it to me
Toilet detective 2: oh that was nice of him
Victim: not really, he's CHEATING on me!!! (breaks down into tears)
Toilet detectives: why don't you tell us about it.....gossip ensues.
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Get the Toilet Detectives mug.1. Primary investigator of a crime scene.
2. One who acts in the absence of the detective sergeant.
3. Liaison from an investigative unit to any other unit of a law enforcement agency.
4. A Lead Detective is not "any detective" and therfore not responsible for answering phone calls addressed as such.
5. A title that may or may not provide supervisor authority, however this aspect of the title is often clouded in ambiguity and seldom easily explained.
2. One who acts in the absence of the detective sergeant.
3. Liaison from an investigative unit to any other unit of a law enforcement agency.
4. A Lead Detective is not "any detective" and therfore not responsible for answering phone calls addressed as such.
5. A title that may or may not provide supervisor authority, however this aspect of the title is often clouded in ambiguity and seldom easily explained.
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