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The Pot And The Kettle?
If you ask me, the saying "that's like the pot calling the kettle black" is a wonderful means of illustrating hypocrisy, however, realistically it can only be used effectively in the kitchen. Think about it. If you're not right there in the kitchen to see the pot and the kettle for yourself, you might never know that they both happen to be black. After all, hypothetically speaking, either one could very easily be stainless steel. That's why in order to enable myself to address hypocrisy throughout my entire house, I keep at least two prominent black objects in every room. For example, if someone were to make a hypocritical statement in my living room, I would say "that's like the ole' recliner calling that big circular footrest looking thing black." Both objects are right there for all to see and the irony is completely evident. Now I know what your thinking. What about when I leave the house? Well I've got that covered too. You see, I always carry around a black crayon and a piece of charcoal with me when I go out. That way, whenever I encounter hypocrisy on the street I whip them both out and do this little trick. With crayon in my left hand and charcoal in my right, I begin talking ventriloquist style. That's right, in what I refer to as my best charcoal voice I say something along the lines of "Hey, look at you over there Mr. Crayon, you're black and black is silly. Ha, ha, ha." Oh, and did I mention that while I'm saying that I also shake the piece of charcoal ever so slightly in my hand to make it seem like the charcoal is actually doing the speaking? It's very effective. Usually puts a hypocrite right back in his place.
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