Pants are on fire
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="headline">headline</span>: <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pants">pants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="literally">literally</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="course">course</span>.</p><p><span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Republican">Republican</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span> <span word="running">running</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="pants">pants</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="trousers">trousers</span>, <span word="have">have</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="nature">nature</span>. <span word="Instead">Instead</span>, <span word="he">he</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="lying">lying</span>, <span word="like">like</span>, <span word="repeatedly">repeatedly</span>.</p><p><span word="Like">Like</span>, <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="stop">stop</span>, <span word="bare">bare</span>-<span word="faced">faced</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="bold">bold</span>, <span word="blatant">blatant</span>, <span word="shamelessly">shamelessly</span> <span word="etc">etc</span>.</p><p><span word="Let">Let</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="focus">focus</span> <span word="on">on</span> “<span word="pants">pants</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>”, <span word="though">though</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="one">one</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pants">pants</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span>.</p><p>“<span word="Pants">Pants</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>”, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="root">root</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rhyme">rhyme</span>: <span word="Liar">Liar</span>! <span word="Liar">Liar</span>! <span word="Pants">Pants</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>!</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="children">children</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="rhyme">rhyme</span>, <span word="children">children</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tell">tell</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lie">lie</span>, <span word="their">their</span> <span word="pants">pants</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>. <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="warning">warning</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="lying">lying</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="liar">liar</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="name">name</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Pinocchio">Pinocchio</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="character">character</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Italian">Italian</span> <span word="writer">writer</span> <span word="Carlo">Carlo</span> <span word="Collodi">Collodi</span> (1826-90). <span word="Pinocchio">Pinocchio</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="sense">sense</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="shame">shame</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="whenever">whenever</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="tells">tells</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="piece">piece</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="untruth">untruth</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="uneasy">uneasy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="grows">grows</span> <span word="longer">longer</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="stress">stress</span>.</p><p><span word="Alluding">Alluding</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Pinocchio">Pinocchio</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="catch">catch</span> <span word="someone">someone</span> <span word="lying">lying</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="sometimes">sometimes</span> <span word="say">say</span>: <span word="You">You</span>’<span word="d">d</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="out">out</span>. <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="nose">nose</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="longer">longer</span>.</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span>, <span word="similarly">similarly</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="chant">chant</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="children">children</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="taunt">taunt</span>: <span word="Liar">Liar</span>! <span word="Liar">Liar</span>! <span word="Your">Your</span> <span word="pants">pants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span>!</p><p><span word="So">So</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="see">see</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Trump">Trump</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="pants">pants</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="fire">fire</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="merely">merely</span> <span word="pointing">pointing</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="The">The</span> <span word="Donald">Donald</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="again">again</span>, <span word="lying">lying</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="teeth">teeth</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="seemingly">seemingly</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="care">care</span>.</p>
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