Re: Kremlin

"Gerson W. Barbosa" <gersonwbarbosa@xxxxxxx> writes:

>> ||: When there's no news in the truth, there's no truth in the :||
>> ||: news. :||
>
> Hey, isn't this an old Russian joke about Pravda and Izvestia
> newspapers? "There's no news in Pravda (=Truth) and no truth in
> Izvestia (=News).

Yes indeed, but IMO it is a pretty good aphorism independently of that
allusion. It may even be older.
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--- Joe Fineman joe_f@xxxxxxxxxxx

||: A carnivorous mammal is bound to have mixed feelings about :||
||: a helpless animal. :||
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