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ninty 12-02-2003 08:17 PM

The Foot in Mouth award
 
This award, which we first gave in 1993, is for a truly baffling comment.
The 2003 winner is United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld for comments in a press briefing.

'Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns — the ones we don't know we don't know.'

http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/footinmouth.html

[DAS REICH] Blitz 12-02-2003 08:24 PM

lol ed:

12-02-2003 08:32 PM

I understand it completely.......

Short Hand 12-02-2003 08:32 PM

worthy of Bush.

Tripper 12-02-2003 08:52 PM

Wow, that's grand.

Vance 12-02-2003 09:18 PM

Gotta love that guy, that crazy mofo rock:

Madmartagen 12-03-2003 02:09 AM

yeah but ashcroft gets the cock in mouth award. biggrin: 8===> happy:

JBird 12-03-2003 02:57 AM

[quote="{TRC}ZenMaster":f212e]I understand it completely.......[/quote:f212e]

so do i. rock:

Eight Ace 12-03-2003 03:00 AM

Re: The Foot in Mouth award
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by ninty9
This award, which we first gave in 1993, is for a truly baffling comment.
The 2003 winner is United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld for comments in a press briefing.

'Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns — the ones we don't know we don't know.'

http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/footinmouth.html

I thought to "put your foot in your mouth" was to blow it/contradict
yourself/compromise yourself/give away too much information etc
...that statement is more Waffle aka Twaddle

Miscguy 12-03-2003 08:28 AM

while i have no idea what twaddle, and waffle mean, other than one being a brakfast food, this is in fact not a foot in mouth statment. Ace has the proper discription of the offense. GG dumb-ass website.

12-03-2003 08:43 AM

Re: The Foot in Mouth award
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Eight Ace":15ca6][quote=ninty9]This award, which we first gave in 1993, is for a truly baffling comment.
The 2003 winner is United States Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld for comments in a press briefing.

'Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are known knowns; there are things we know we know. We also know there are known unknowns; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also unknown unknowns — the ones we don't know we don't know.'

[url="http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/footinmouth.html
http://www.plainenglish.co.uk/footinmouth.html[/url]

I thought to "put your foot in your mouth" was to blow it/contradict
yourself/compromise yourself/give away too much information etc
...that statement is more Waffle aka Twaddle[/quote:15ca6]

Rumsfeld did that too, before 9-11 he said that big aircraft carriers like the USS Nimitz class are outdated and practically useless and we need small carriers for "regional conflicts", shortly thereafter the military sent 3 large carriers to Afghanistan rolleyes:

imported_Fluffy_Bunny 12-03-2003 09:06 AM

Arnold Schwarzenegger for: "I think that gay marriage is something that should be between a man and a woman."

bukdez 12-03-2003 01:27 PM

[quote="Fluffy_Bunny":13221]Arnold Schwarzenegger for: "I think that gay marriage is something that should be between a man and a woman."[/quote:13221]

THAT is funny, lol, and worthy, i kinda get what Donnie R. is saying too...


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