Well, here's a thing. I read a piece by Peta Bee in the Indepedent on Sunday, 13 July, about how honesty's a dying policy, and lying's on the increase. Sample quote from Patsy Kensit: "A thief's going to rob you, a murderer's going to kill you, but you never know where you are with a liar." The IoS don't seem to have it online: it was only in the LifeEtc section.
So today, I'm looking around online, and come across this: The Lying Game. Seems to be linked off a Dutch site, using it as a comprehension piece on English language, but I figure it's a piece by Luci Hoe from sometime between February and June 2003, possibly printed in the (UK) Sunday Times. Quotes most of the same academics. Samle quote (from Patsy Kensit): "A thief's going to rob you, a murderer's going to kill you, but you never know where you are with a liar." Doesn't seem to be on the ST site, so could be some other (Dutch?) Sunday Times?
But what's going on here? Practically the same article by two seemingly different people? You tell me.
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