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by ZephyrBlu 1890 days ago
I would call them the exceptions that prove the rule.
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That's not what that means.

It means a sign saying "no blue cars" is the exception proving the rule that non-blue cars are allowed.

Kind of like special relativity is an exception to Newtonian mechanics?

It's good to know the rules, but you shouldn't live your life by them.