1 In the TV series The Wire, a real Hilti brand powder-actuated tool is pitched to the character Snoop in episode 1, season 4. The tool also features in subsequent episodes.  In the novel trilogy The Strain by Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan, modified nail guns are used by the main characters to hunt vampires.
hypâ¢oâ¢crite. a person who practices hypocrisy, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs. [1175â1225; Middle English ipocrite hypocrita hypokritá¸s a stage actor, hence one who plays a part, hypocrite = hypokri(nesthai) (see hypocrisy) + -tÄs agent suffix]. hyp`oâ¢critâ²iâ¢cal, adj. hyp`oâ¢critâ²iâ¢calâ¢ly, adv.
Hypocrisy is the art of affecting qualities for the purpose of pretending to an undeserved virtue. Because individuals and institutions and societies most often live down to the suspicions about them, hypocrisy and its accompanying equivocations underpin the conduct of life.