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For several decades, Pepsodent toothpaste was marketed (at least in Norway) as "With irium".
In my childhood, I used a different toothpaste (with fluoride), but I remember friends arguing in favor of Pepsodent, as it was with irium.
When 'truth in marketing' became stronger, the manufacturers of Pepsodent were pressed on this 'irium'. They had to admit that it was their name for water. The marketing trick was that they had never claimed that Pepsodent was the only toothpaste with 'irium', and they had never claimed that 'irium' had any particular properties - only that Pepsodent contained 'irium'. Contained water. That was an indisputable truth.
In the HiFi world you see a huge amount of terms, usually as three- or four-letter abbreviations, used to prove the quality of the product. I have actually been thrown out of a stereo shop because I laughed right into the face of a salesman: That is bullshit - show me what connections that amplifier has! That's what I care about. He refused to: If you deny that this and this and this is essential to the sound quality, then I have no amplifier to sell you! ... I left the store with a big laugh.
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Non-stick
laser powered
eco-friendly
all natural
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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But wait, there's more!
"the debugger doesn't tell me anything because this code compiles just fine" - random QA comment
"Facebook is where you tell lies to your friends. Twitter is where you tell the truth to strangers." - chriselst
"I don't drink any more... then again, I don't drink any less." - Mike Mullikins uncle
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Making up a mere part of a method signature? (9)
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Parameter ?
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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You are up Monday!
When I noticed that "parameter" / "a mere part" are anagrams, I couldn't resist. 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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That's why I try to avoid anagrams( with some success  ), they always get solved.
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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I saw 'mere part of' ... 'signature' and instantly thought 'gnat' - it is small and a part of the word signature. Then I read the (9) 
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Being on the other side of the pond, it's days like today make me wish these were not solved before I wake up.
"Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana."
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I actually solved this one, so it must have been easy.
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Wordle 545 3/6
⬛🟩⬛⬛🟩
🟨🟩⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 545 6/6
⬜⬜⬜🟨⬜
⬜🟩🟨⬜⬜
🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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It's all in the starter word!
Wordle 545 2/6
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
AntiTwitter: @DalekDave is now a follower!
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Wordle 545 4/6
🟨⬛🟨⬛⬛
🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛
⬛🟨⬛⬛⬛
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
GCS/GE d--(d) s-/+ a C+++ U+++ P-- L+@ E-- W+++ N+ o+ K- w+++ O? M-- V? PS+ PE Y+ PGP t+ 5? X R+++ tv-- b+(+++) DI+++ D++ G e++ h--- r+++ y+++* Weapons extension: ma- k++ F+2 X
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⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟨🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming “Wow! What a Ride!" - Hunter S Thompson - RIP
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Wordle 545 3/6
🟨⬜⬜⬜⬜
⬜⬜⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 545 5/6*
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟨
⬜⬜⬜🟨🟩
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Should have had it in 3 
Happiness will never come to those who fail to appreciate what they already have. -Anon
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Wordle 545 4/6
⬛⬛⬛⬛🟩
🟩🟨⬛⬛🟩
🟩⬛🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 545 4/6
⬛⬛🟩🟨🟩
⬛🟩🟩⬛🟩
🟨🟩🟩⬛🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
Get me coffee and no one gets hurt!
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Wordle 545 5/6*
⬜⬜🟨⬜⬜
⬜🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩⬜⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩
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Wordle 545 X/6
🟨🟨⬜⬜⬜
🟨🟩⬜⬜⬜
⬜🟩🟩⬜🟨
🟩🟩🟩⬜⬜
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
🟩🟩🟩⬜🟩
wrong guess
"A little time, a little trouble, your better day"
Badfinger
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Get yours now! They won't last long!
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You could say that about anything of mediocre quality. 
To err is human. Fortune favors the monsters.
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Sorry. I meant 'followed by' in the sense of 'in conjunction with' my previous post. English hard!
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