Originally Posted By: Puppy Dog Tails
It's the old "trust, but verify" thing. Puppy
I've always loved that phrase since Reagan first started using it with Gorbachev.

Because:
It's sounds good
It even rhymes in Russian
And it's an oxymoron. It means, "Don't trust." whistle

It was Reagan's version of the old definition of Irish diplomacy: "The ability to tell someone to go to hell in such a manner that he looks forward to the trip." laugh
Okay, I'm done now ...

Last edited by Gardener; 10/26/09 09:57 PM.

Gardener

"My soul, be satisfied with flowers,
With fruit, with weeds even; but gather them
In the one garden you may call your own."
Cyrano deBergerac