Black t-shirt, front: “I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.” A measuring bracket under lying. Samuel Butler.

Navy t-shirt, front: “I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.” A measuring bracket under lying. Samuel Butler.

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I Do Not Mind Lying — Samuel Butler Quote T-Shirt

$32.00

Color:

Vintage Black Navy

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Fit & Fabric

Our shirts are cut differently from style to style, so check this chart before you order. All measurements are in inches, taken laid flat.

Size	Chest width	Length
XS	16½	27
S	18	28
M	20	29
L	22	30
XL	24	31
2XL	26	32

How to measure: Lay a tee you like flat. Measure straight across the chest, armpit to armpit. Pick the size with the closest chest width. Length runs from the top of the shoulder to the hem.

Fabric: 100% combed, ring-spun cotton, 4.2 oz per square yard. Lightweight and pre-shrunk.

Care: Wash inside out in cold water. Tumble dry low or hang dry. Don't iron the print. Don't bleach or dry clean.

Each piece can differ from the chart by up to 2 inches.

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Your uncle’s fish grows a foot every Thanksgiving, and nobody minds. Then he says the wrong year for the trip. The whole table corrects him at once.

“I do not mind lying, but I hate inaccuracy.”
— Samuel Butler
The Note-Books of Samuel Butler, ed. Henry Festing Jones, 1912. Ch. XIX, “Truth and Convenience.” We check every line against a primary source.

The note just before it: “Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.”

The bracket under lying is a dimension line, the mark a draftsman uses to measure exactly. Even the lie gets measured.

Wear it when you’re the one who checks.

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I Do Not Mind Lying — Samuel Butler Quote T-Shirt

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