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get the whetstone

To be a liar. In the Middle Ages, the whetstone was bestowed upon the winners of lying contests. A: "Kim said that I'm most talented guy in the play!" B: "Boy, she gets the whetstone then! You can't even sing on key!" You really expect me to believe that you were at the library and not out with friends? You get the whetstone. A: "Hmm, sounds like you get the whetstone." B: "Well, I'm telling the truth. If you refuse to believe me, that's your problem—and it doesn't make me a liar!"
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