: NO NEWS IS GOOD NEWS - "The earliest version of this familiar saying was by the English King James I, who wrote in 1616, 'No newis is bettir than evill newis.'
The king's joker, or merry-man, who loved to make puns, so much so that the king, in disgust, ordered him hanged. But the king's advisor pleaded with him to grant the joker a reprieve. Upon learning it, the joker immediately said, "Well, no noose is good noose." So the king decided to hang him anyway.
What a cruel joke this was
2007-01-16 18:03:49
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answered by pinky.p 3
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BAD NEWS WILL HAVE A WAY OF GETTING TO YOU - WRONG ADDRESS AND ALL. IT IS GOOD NEWS THAT MAY GET LOST WITH A WRONG ADDRESS.
2007-01-17 01:55:02
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answered by Traveller 5
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The State of the Union
2007-01-17 01:48:31
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answered by Mickey Mouse Spears 7
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It is just an expression. It has no true meaning of the saying.
No news can also be bad news.
2007-01-17 01:53:34
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answered by Rod 2
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Take everything with a grain of salt. However, I seem to prefer Fox News. Sometimes NBC because they cover more. n
2007-01-17 02:02:48
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answered by Nikki 7
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The only reason they say that is because usually when someone has something to send you in the mail it is not "good news."
2007-01-17 01:47:55
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answered by justmyinput 5
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A newspaper
2007-01-17 01:49:27
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answered by Anonymous
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bad news depending on the situation.
2007-01-17 01:49:48
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answered by Wandering Sage 6
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the right address...
2007-01-17 01:48:09
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answered by Lexy 6
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No news is boring ..
2007-01-17 01:48:38
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answered by ImperfectPiinkiish♥ 5
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