porkies

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  • Every phottie of Himself in gucci war gear does put paid to the story that he was only teaching boardbreaking techniques and how to save a starlet from a pie to the face ... can't figure out how anyone would hire Jimbo to stop a rabid fan from attacking given the porkies he flogs on his websites ... —  Army Rumour Service
  • If AW can tell porkies to us about money why can't he do the same with RVP and just withdraw him, personally I would reather have him fit for us than Holland. —  WordPress.com News
  • We really hope this lot aren't telling porkies, but this gang, according to the club's site, were formed when a group of pals would head to the boozer after the gym, with one chap regularly munching on a post-workout pork pie. —  Web User: Seen This
  • He's a businessman and even though we desperately need someone like him to run our provincial government, voters it seems wanted another poitician promising "little porkies", and higher tax and spend ideology. —  Toronto Sun
  • John Leech has told some terrible porkies in his time. —  Labour of Love
 

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