# Pants on Fire **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 26, 2004, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pants-on-fire/256960 "2004-07-26T18:17:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pants-on-fire/256960/1 "2004-07-26T18:17:20Z")
[Pants on Fire Tour](http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5473067/) Hee hee. Far out, man. Dig it. Ben from Ben & Jerry’s is towing around a giant Bush effigy that appears to have flames shooting out of its pants. Ben considers this a polite way to call President Bush a liar. He may be onto something, here. OK, so the ‘poem’ goes (I think): Liar liar pants on fire hanging from a telephone wire. So then isn’t the implication that Ben wants to hang Bush from a telephone wire? I think Rumsfeld needs to keep a close eye on this one. He may be a clear and present danger to America. :dubious: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pants-on-fire/256960/2 "2004-07-26T18:22:23Z")
D’oh!!! Not Rumsfeld, Ashcroft! Ashcroft, I meant! Sheesh! How embarrassing!! ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pants-on-fire/256960/3 "2004-07-26T19:14:00Z")
The song **“Liar, Liar” by the Castaways** from 1965 went like this: Liar, liar, pants on fire, Your nose is longer than a telephone wire. Just thought I’d offer that essential bit of information. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/45deac/32.png) [@Evil\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_One)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 7:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pants-on-fire/256960/4 "2004-07-26T19:24:40Z")
Ben is going to have a problem in his own pants when Bush is reelected. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pants-on-fire/256960/5 "2004-07-26T20:12:38Z")
**EvilOne** Don’t you mean _ **if** _ Bush is re-elected? ---
**Author:** ![JavaMaven1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cab0a1/32.png) [@JavaMaven1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JavaMaven1)\ **Post date:** [July 26, 2004, 8:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pants-on-fire/256960/6 "2004-07-26T20:16:04Z")
You know, I was watching _Jefferson In Paris_ a few days ago, and had remarked that we modern Americans have a sad lack of burning effigies as of late. I’m just excited that Ben Cohen is just bringing back the old tradition. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Martiju](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e8c25b/32.png) [@Martiju](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martiju)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pants-on-fire/256960/7 "2004-07-27T13:34:54Z")
> [@Evil One](#): > > Ben is going to have a problem in his own pants when Bush is reelected. > [@wolf-meister](#): > > Don’t you mean if Bush is re-elected? Heh heh. Evil One’s let the secret out! It’s a conspiracy! \*\*Reeder \*\* was right all along! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_One](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/45deac/32.png) [@Evil\_One](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_One)\ **Post date:** [July 27, 2004, 3:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/pants-on-fire/256960/8 "2004-07-27T15:01:54Z")
Bwa ha ha! Actually, I have been calling Bush’s reelection for about a month now. In fact, I think he will get about 52 percent of the popular vote.