Talk:Crocodile tears

Hillary Clinton
Hi, I am reverting the part about Hillary Clinton's tears for I don't think it is appropriate to mention a politician running in an election as pejoratively in an article that has nothing to do with the campaign. Note that I am not taking any cite in this election, and would do the same for any other candidate in any election. -- lucasbfr  talk 13:42, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * Surely the issue is whether or not Clinton exhibited this behaviour and whether that is verifiable? People get a free pass just because they are in an election? Skomorokh  confer 13:50, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
 * We cannot verify whether her display of emotion was genuine or not. It's not about giving anyone a pass.--RLent (talk) 18:00, 15 May 2008 (UTC)

This is only just more than a dicdef
I wouldn't consider it for deletion as it does give encyclopedic context and examples, but it's obviously not a brilliant article.--h i s  s p a c e   r e s e a r c h 14:34, 28 January 2008 (UTC)

Biology
The possibilty that the crocodile appears to cry after biting, may come from flushing its second [eye]lid. This seems logical. Thanks —Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.155.243.76 (talk) 06:15, 13 August 2008 (UTC)

It may be true and well documented that a crocodile weeps, and even more curiously after eating a human, but it is my belief that the term "crocodile tears" first gained its colloquial reference to deception in the Rudyard Kipling's 1902 book "The Just So Stories" in the tale of "The Elephant's Child." —Preceding unsigned comment added by 76.123.56.251 (talk) 14:54, 2 March 2010 (UTC)

"Superficial sympathy" listed at Redirects for discussion
A discussion is taking place to address the redirect Superficial sympathy. The discussion will occur at Redirects for discussion/Log/2021 November 26 until a consensus is reached, and readers of this page are welcome to contribute to the discussion. Marcocapelle (talk) 14:59, 26 November 2021 (UTC)