[Ads-l] NYTimes: "A _fathom_ of lies"

[Andy Bach]

> Clearly, he meant it in the sense of "whole two yards of lies."

The "full fathom five" of lies - the full monty of lies.

On Sat, Dec 8, 2018 at 7:33 AM David Wilton <dave at wilton.net> wrote:

> Clearly, he meant it in the sense of "whole two yards of lies."
>
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> --Dave Wilton
>    Department of English
>    Texas A&M University
>    dwilton at tamu.edu / dave at wilton.net
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> *A Times investigation* found that a Louisiana school previously celebrated
> for getting underprivileged black students into top colleges falsified
> transcripts, invented student accomplishments and exploited the worst
> stereotypes of black America
> <
> http://p.nytimes.com/email/re?location=pMJKdIFVI6pghfX2HXfSzxRpdoyDWYNWuWr9t/FYfi7Pbcgy+RdIKQMy92vRGnAsnc59Sb4RPqeK5m3DMVZtkH8T/iZV7tK2yG31j3AJwpDFcS8Tr/jnxcDl0ngi4EHXhKw/L7u26I+xN1Z8juZ13Upti3q2ujunOnqxZl3YOy0=&campaign_id=57&instance_id=5823&segment_id=8223&user_id=a908a479818f024d9e05edf3ee8eded0&regi_id=5433534720181130
> >.
>
>
> “I was just a small piece in a whole fathom of lies,” one former student
> said.
>
>
> https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/30/us/tm-landry-college-prep-black-students.html?emc=edit_ne_20181130&nl=evening-briefing&nlid=5433534720181130&te=1
>
> "Fabric of lies" maybe?
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