QUOTE(TimsDaisy @ Jul 24 2007, 07:30 PM)

They don't "lie" per se - they just cover. They give the longer-side approximation of things to give themselves room to process and to try to stem the tide of panicked phone calls. . . . .
Okay, a lie is when you don't tell the truth. What they give is a half-truth; same thing in my opinion.
If you ask me when my birthday is and I say "September", I'm not really lying. How old am I?
Sorry, couldn't leave well enough alone. I work for the feds so I know all the tricks and loop-holes. Complacency kills.