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{{a|maxim|{{image|Terry|jpg|A chef being hanged for a kipper, yesterday.}}}}{{d|Terry’s law|/ˈtɛriz/ /lɔː/|n|}}What you see is all there is. In the modernist machine, everything you say can, and will, be held against you; everything you don’t necessarily cannot. | {{a|maxim|{{image|Terry|jpg|A chef being hanged for a kipper, yesterday.}}}}{{d|Terry’s law|/ˈtɛriz/ /lɔː/|n|}}What you see is all there is. In the modernist machine, everything you say can, and will, be held against you; everything you ''don’t'' necessarily cannot. Hence the wisdom of keeping your trap shut: ''[[plausible deniability]]''. | ||
(''Named after Terry the chef in Fawlty Towers, for his expression “[[what the eye don’t see the chef gets away with]]”''). | (''Named after Terry the chef in Fawlty Towers, for his expression “[[what the eye don’t see the chef gets away with]]”''). |