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    Plus She’s Biased: Most of Her Arrests Are Men

    DateWednesday, November 2, 2005 at 07:33AM

    mughomer.gifQuote:  "I wanna set the record straight.  I thought the cop was a prostitute." Homer Simpson.

    Figure of Speech:  dicaeologia (die kay oh LOW gia), the figure of excuse.

    The dicaeologia (Greek for "a plea in defense") offers a compelling excuse in the briefest possible space.  It's best to plead necessity.  But in Homer's case, we'll accept confusion.

    Snappy Answer:  "Oh, that explains everything."

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