Donald Rumsfeld Quote
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During the day (yesterday Wednesday 24th October) a colleague of mind showed me a quote in a book on Plain English, it was the Donald Rumsfeld quote about "Knowns and Unknowns". We had been discussing legal drafting and ambiguous language; he showed it to me jokingly.... That same evening I sat down to watch "Tails You Win", having recorded it a few days before...in the middle of the program there is the "Knowns and Unknowns" clip of Donald Rumsfeld. Not that amazing, but as it is totally connected to your actual program I felt it worthy of note!
Date submitted:Thu, 25 Oct 2012 19:45:31 +0000Coincidence ID:6647
