FW: Re: I do not think that word means what you think it means (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Kari Castor]

I would assume it's a reference.
The original quote is:  "You keep using that word.  I do not think it means
what you think it means."




On Wed, Apr 8, 2009 at 2:22 PM, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC <
Bill.Mullins at us.army.mil> wrote:

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> Does the subject phrase ("I do not think that word means what you think
> it means") come from the movie "The Princess Bride"?
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> > > Wonderful!!!
> > > dh
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> > > ----- Original message ----------------------------------------
> > > From: "Mark Mandel" <thnidu at GMAIL.COM>
> > > To: ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU
> > > Received: 4/7/2009 9:21:31 PM
> > > Subject: I do not think that word means what you think it means
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> > >
> > > >from a friend's blog:
> > >
> > > >> "Breaking News: President Obama has made an unscheduled stop in
> > > Baghdad."
> > > >>
> > > >> No, no, dear reporter: "unscheduled" does not mean the same thing
> > as
> > > "we
> > > >weren't about to tell YOU!" Not ever.
> > > >>
> > > >> This was planned out thoroughly in advance. You were just kept in
> > > the dark at all
> > > >times. That's what you get for riding the press pool in Air Force
> > One.
> > > Enjoy the ride.
> > >
> > > >Mark Mandel
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