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					Originally Posted by  flaja
					 
				 
				http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/factitious
1: produced by humans rather than by natural forces 
2 a: formed by or adapted to an artificial or conventional standard b: produced by special effort : SHAM <created a factitious demand by spreading rumors of shortage>
 
So what is the joke?  
			
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 You know damn well that classic meant "facetious."
You are going out of your way to be obtuse.