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- phrase colloquial, originally A person who calls attention to or complains about a
fart is likely trying to pretend it wasn't his or her own. - phrase colloquial, by extension Used to suggest that a person calling attention to or complaining about a given problem may in fact be the source of the problem.
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madmouth commented on the word he who smelt it dealt it
" ...
Dwight: Dude. Who whipped an egger?
Cubert: He who smelt it, dealt it.
Dwight: Yeah? Well, he who denied it, supplied it.
Cubert: Well, he who articulated it, particulated it.
Dwight: Well, he who refuted it, tooted it.
Cubert: Stalemate.
... "
-Futurama, Infosphere
April 29, 2010
yarb commented on the word he who smelt it dealt it
He who said the rhyme did the crime.
April 30, 2010