However, Ms Vass said the announcement was a 'furphy'.    From Wordnik.com.  [northernstar.com.au: The Northern Star] Reference

Mr Morrison dismissed the government's reasoning as a "furphy".    From Wordnik.com.  [The Age News Headlines] Reference

Labor's concern that Nauru is not a signatory to the United Nation's convention for refugees is a "furphy", he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference

There are two nuances and one furphy that might be relevant here.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » A Tax Break for Trial Lawyers?] Reference

A furphy is taken from novelist Josephy furphy 1843-1912, the brother of John furphy.    From Wordnik.com.  [languagehat.com: FURPHY.] Reference

Note they did not do the “stranger danger” abduction thing as everyone knew it was a furphy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cheeseburger Gothic » That went well.] Reference

By Darkman, March 3, 2009 @ 11:39 am trade is a furphy…everyone else is stuffed, not just the USA.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cheeseburger Gothic » Post Wave economies.] Reference

Hardware may be a furphy topic… the last thing the US is going to need for a about 10 years is hardware.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cheeseburger Gothic » WW question from Jose.] Reference

Starting with the furphy, this has nothing to do with accounting, except inasmuch as it affects the tax balances.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Volokh Conspiracy » A Tax Break for Trial Lawyers?] Reference

Still, there were things I wanted to discuss, particularly the idea of isolation, which I think is a furphy for the most part.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cheeseburger Gothic » 2010 » July » 06] Reference

I just gotta know by ardee D. on Saturday, Oct 13, 2007 at 8: 23: 54 AM furphy by Daniel Geery on Saturday, Oct 13, 2007 at 10: 00: 44 AM.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Adolescent Choice] Reference

You are simply trying to follow a complete furphy.    From Wordnik.com.  [iTnews Australia] Reference

Unfortunately, my Sydney men assure me it is a furphy.    From Wordnik.com.  [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference

He said even the term illegal asylum seeker was a furphy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference

Just another furphy from Mr. Rudd and the Labour Government.    From Wordnik.com.  [NEWS.com.au | Top Stories] Reference

Familiarity: This one is a furphy, it is no argument at all.    From Wordnik.com.  [digg.com: Stories / Popular] Reference

"That's just a furphy being put around by Labor," the spokesman said.    From Wordnik.com.  [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference

However, the senior party source rejected this as ''a bit of a furphy' '.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Sydney Morning Herald News Headlines] Reference

When is this furphy about Ahmadinejad's statements going to be corrected?.    From Wordnik.com.  [newmatilda.com - Comments] Reference

Mind you, the 'dangers of mobile phones' furphy is the mere tip of the iceberg.    From Wordnik.com.  [mgk: Machine Gun Keyboard] Reference

"I know the Opposition is trying to mount this line but it's a furphy," he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News - Yahoo!7 News] Reference

"That's really, I have to say, that's really a complete furphy in terms of being a problem,".    From Wordnik.com.  [iTnews Australia] Reference

There is a partially restored WW1 Canon and almost an entire range of furphy farm water carts.    From Wordnik.com.  [TravelPod.com Recent Updates] Reference

The biggest furphy put up by commentators is that the Australian people voted for a hung parliament.    From Wordnik.com.  [ABC News : Australia] Reference

Mr Byrne said the evidence was a "furphy".    From Wordnik.com.  [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference

But Neal declared such an excuse a "furphy".    From Wordnik.com.  [iTnews Australia] Reference

I adore the term “furphy.”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cheeseburger Gothic » I should be ashamed of myself…] Reference

But I'd call that a furphy.    From Wordnik.com.  [Apple Matters] Reference

Is Gershon's contractor cull a furphy?.    From Wordnik.com.  [ZDNET.com.au] Reference

The un-employment rate is a furphy anyway.    From Wordnik.com.  [NEWS.com.au | Top Stories] Reference

"furphy".    From Wordnik.com.  [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference

Quo; furphy.    From Wordnik.com.  [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference

It’s a furphy, IMO.    From Wordnik.com.  [Milestone « Climate Audit] Reference

"It's a bit of a furphy.    From Wordnik.com.  [northernstar.com.au: The Northern Star] Reference

So, I’d dispute that this is a “furphy”.    From Wordnik.com.  [Milestone « Climate Audit] Reference

So, I’d dispute that this is a “furphy””.    From Wordnik.com.  [Milestone « Climate Audit] Reference