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  1. Oct 14, 2017 · My info is that the children’s ditty “Liar, Liar, pants on fire, hanging from a telephone wire.” came from paraphrasing the poem by William Blake titled “The Liar.” The first and last stanza of “The Liar” is clearly the source text, with the line about the “telephone wire” answering Blake’s question about what pole or ...

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  2. Sep 18, 2017 · Learn the history and etymology of the popular phrase "liar, liar, pants on fire", and how it relates to a playground poem and a fake William Blake verse. Find out why the phrase is not related to Pinocchio, fire, or brimstone.

  3. Jul 22, 2022 · Learn about the origin and usage of the popular rhyme "Liar, liar, pants on fire", often used by children to accuse each other of deception. Find out how it relates to William Blake, Dante, and a 1965 song by The Castaways.

  4. Dec 5, 2015 · "Liar, liar, pants on fire!" Children all over the United States know this simple rhyme. They say it when someone gets caught in a lie. In other words, when someone gets busted for lying.

  5. Jun 22, 2017 · Google search for "liar liar pants on fire" origin. It is usually attributed (inconclusively and without much evidence, as far as I can make out) to an over-200-year-old poem apparently by William Blake, which is itself suspected of being a fake.

  6. Liar, liar, pants on fire, Hanging by a telephone wire! Wikipedia lists variants that have "Your belt's hanging on the telephone wire!", and (inspired by Pinocchio, one assumes) "Your nose is long as a telephone wire!"

  7. Oct 4, 2013 · Liar, Liar pants on fire. “Mama,” her body began to spark more and more with each step. “I’m going to Emily’s house,” her eyes began to glow hungry for fuel. “I should be home by midnight,” her lips began to sparkle starting from the corners till her pout. “I just need to study,” and then her chest imploded.