by kiwibogan September 18, 2017
Get the Truth loopmug. Refers to the enormous sideways "expanding" of the "honesty line" (i.e., the "straight 'n' narrow" ink-trace that is drawn when the subject is not lying) that occurs whenever Hap Shaughnessy takes a polygraph test while reciting one of his grandiose tales of phenomenal past accomplishments/escapades.
When his fellow villagers disgustedly waved off his amazing tales of howling adventures and intrigue during his trip as an ambassador, Will Rogers indignantly snorted that he hoped that a building would fall in on him if he'd "padded the facts" at all about his recent political adventures, and a huge brick chimney immediately did collapse and shower him with bricks and powdery mortar-dust (he wasn't hurt -- no worries). Kind of a crude and "extreme" polygraph-device, but it did indeed show that Will had evidently been stretching the truth somewhat.
by QuacksO April 16, 2019
Get the stretching the truthmug. Statistical facts or other scholarly information that makes people uncomfortable when they read it or hear it. Freakonomics Truth often causes great consternation and denial in the listener or reader who is so shocked by what they have just discovered, that they try to avoid learning about similar information in the future.
Mass abortion among unmarried, low income women after the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973 led to a significant reduction in violent crime in the United States in the 1990s and 2000s, because many of the children who would have become violent criminals were never born. Many devoutly religious people don't like to hear 'Freakonomics Truth' because it flies in the face of everything they have been brought up to believe. 'Freakonomics Truth' reminds us of how dark and ugly life often is.
by Frank Sandpaper April 26, 2013
Get the Freakonomics Truthmug. by Ethan Phillips July 16, 2021
Get the Pon truthmug. Writing down either the exact words each individual says, or only the most important words they say, and/or audio or video-recording the words them to deter the participants in a discussion, argument, conversation, or negotiation from making false statements or saying they said something other than what they said or saying they did not say something they said.
Because human beings tend to make false statements it is extremely helpful to practice Truth Maintaining by writing down and also audio or video-recording individuals as they express themselves in a discussion, argument, conversation, or negotiation.
by but for May 8, 2018
Get the Truth Maintainingmug. It’s whatever one THINKS or erroneously PERCEIVES to be “their truth” often to make themselves the victim of any situation arisen.
by Kay Ra October 18, 2022
Get the Meghan’s Truthmug. Someone who brings truth to the people in a fashion similar to a combat aircraft (bomber) firing missiles (truth).
by slimpaul44 May 31, 2017
Get the truth bombermug.