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No news is good news
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Now I always thought the phrase 'No news is good news' meant that whatever you hear will be bad news. Ever the pessimist as I was born on a Wednesday! However, does it mean this, or does it in fact mean that if you haven't received any news yet then that is a good thing? What does everyone think? May as well put what day of the week you were born too-see if it's us Wednesday folk who are the pessimists!!
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For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.I think this phrase comes from the First World War, when messages of husbands and fathers missing or killed in action came by telegram, delivered by the postman.
If the postman didn't deliver to your house, then there was no news from the War Office, so the man of the house was, in theory at least, still alive - hence, no news is good news.
If the postman didn't deliver to your house, then there was no news from the War Office, so the man of the house was, in theory at least, still alive - hence, no news is good news.
Sunday's child - if you are expecting the worst then if you haven't heard anything, no news means its still good news until you hear otherwise.
Totally irrelevant, but in the world of show dogs (collies) someone imported several dogs from New Zealand. Some people in this country did not like this type of dog, and one breeder gave his dog the registered name of 'No NZ is Good News' which I still think is the cleverest name I have ever heard.
Totally irrelevant, but in the world of show dogs (collies) someone imported several dogs from New Zealand. Some people in this country did not like this type of dog, and one breeder gave his dog the registered name of 'No NZ is Good News' which I still think is the cleverest name I have ever heard.