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I was browsing Dave Wilton's "Wordorigins Org" EZboard forum and discovered this in his glossary:
"Mantle:" A reference to a 'mantle of invisibility,' a term used on this board for someone whose post is ignored by a later poster and the same facts/comments repeated as if the original poster were invisible.
IMNSHO, this beats "chopped liver" into a fine grade of paté, and I think we should filch.. er.. adopt it.
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hmmm, it does have a certain panache, but we're just getting people to understand about the sweet meats... 
formerly known as etaoin...
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Please use it in a sentence 
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Please use it in a sentence.What am I?...Mickey Mantle!? 
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Ow! Man, tell me I didn't just bump into the invisible mantel!  Now, seriously . . .
Poor dxb donned the Mantle of Invisibility when Coffeebean stole his Tom Swifty.
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>Please use it in a sentence
okay.. instead of the usual
what am I, chopped liver?
you might say
I must be wearing the Mantle again!
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I must be wearing the Mantle again!
So stop sitting in the fireplace!
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stop sitting in the fireplace! HA! I think we should say, "I'm wearing the m antlers again.
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"I'm wearing them antlers again.
I like it! Gives the concept an appropriate extra resonance of cuckold.
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Yes, it is pretty slick. I think, given the frequency with which I wear it, I shall implement Juan's suggestion, and start posting here as Mickey.
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