Commonly confused terminology often results in humorous situations. Okay, that’s a given. However, commonly confused terminology also often results in spectacularly creative lies, which are usually far funnier.
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HOBO: Megan, in your paper you say the oak tree is an illusion, but I think you mean allusion. Or did you mean the old woman was a magician?
MEGAN: No, I was alluding to her rapidly developing dementia.
HOBO: Did you just make that up?
MEGAN: If it seems that way, it's just an illusion.
MEGAN: No, I was alluding to her rapidly developing dementia.
HOBO: Did you just make that up?
MEGAN: If it seems that way, it's just an illusion.