who am I kidding

phrase

Said by one who, upon the realization that one was kidding oneself, wishes to start thinking in a more sensible, reasonable way.

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  1. rhetoricSaid by one who, upon the realization that one was kidding oneself, wishes to start thinking in a more sensible, reasonable way.

    The alternative to that is of course the chilling thought of Lucifer. I don't like the idea of that so much. Who am I kidding though? I kill people! People, who do horrible things, but people none the less.

    2009, Raymond James Hancock, Necroman
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