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he who smelt it dealt it

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  • phrase colloquial, originally A person who calls attention to or complains about a fart is likely trying to pretend it wasn't his or her own.
  • phrase colloquial, by extension Used to suggest that a person calling attention to or complaining about a given problem may in fact be the source of the problem.

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  • " ...

    Dwight: Dude. Who whipped an egger?

    Cubert: He who smelt it, dealt it.

    Dwight: Yeah? Well, he who denied it, supplied it.

    Cubert: Well, he who articulated it, particulated it.

    Dwight: Well, he who refuted it, tooted it.

    Cubert: Stalemate.

    ... "

    -Futurama, Infosphere

    April 29, 2010

  • He who said the rhyme did the crime.

    April 30, 2010