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		WaxProlix on June 21, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Uber Founder Travis Kalanick Resigns as C.E.O. We always called this guy the 'red herring', to throw off cops.

dzhiurgis on June 21, 2017 | [–]

We call it a horse in Lithuanian, because it's always in front of the carriage.

And no, we don't use horses anymore.

mitchty on June 21, 2017 | [–]

We called them designated decoys where I grew up.

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