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[Melanie Clarke]

This is from Wikipedia:

*Tongue-in-cheek* is a phrase used as a figure of
speech<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Figure_of_speech> to
imply that a statement or other production is humorously or otherwise not
seriously intended, and it should not be taken at face value. The facial
expression typically indicates that one is joking or making a mental effort.
[1] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue-in-cheek#cite_note-1> In the past,
it may also have indicated contempt, but that is no longer
common.[2]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue-in-cheek#cite_note-2>

By 1842, the phrase had acquired its contemporary meaning similar to "take
what I am saying with a grain of
salt<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grain_of_salt>",
indicating that a statement was not meant to be taken
seriously.[3]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue-in-cheek#cite_note-owens-3>
[4] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue-in-cheek#cite_note-4>[5]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tongue-in-cheek#cite_note-5>
Early
users of the phrase include Sir Walter
Scott<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Walter_Scott> in
his 1828 *The Fair Maid of
Perth<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fair_Maid_of_Perth>
*.


On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 6:34 PM, Brick Robbins <brick at brickrobbins.com>wrote:

> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 6:30 PM, Melanie Clarke
> <melaniekclarke at gmail.com> wrote:
> >   Soylent is "tongue in cheek"
>
> didn't you mean tongue AND cheek,
> and leg and arm and torso and ...?
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