shell game

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(thing) by mauler (7.5 hr) (print) ? (I like it!) Mon Feb 11 2002 at 1:25:23

A fraud. Especially, any swindle in which an object of little or no value is passed off as something of great worth.

The term derives from a well-known 19th century thimblerig played with three walnut shells.

Thimblerig	Three Card Monty	Harken Energy	Yankee Hotel Foxtrot
19th century	Educating Archie	international reply coupon	Villon's Straight Tip to All Cross Coves
July 17, 2004	stupid tax	trilero	An Idea for Improving Electoral Turnout
Three Card Monte	Eyren	swindle	ambient
tiddlywinks	fraud	Sancho Panza	Bullshit detector
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