In the know.

Although technically correct, the following statement by then U.S. Secretary of Defence, Donald Rumsfeld, certainly deserved its acclamation as the most confusing thing said in the year 2002. (The picture on the right shows Mr. Rumsfeld shortly after he delivered the speech)

"Reports that say that something hasn't happened are always interesting to me, because as we know, there are "known knowns"; there are things we know we know. We also know there are "known unknowns"; that is to say we know there are some things we do not know. But there are also "unknown unknowns" - the ones we don't know we don't know ."

So, does that mean because I now know there are things I don't know I don't know, these things become known unknown unknowns?

Perhaps that paragon of all English language virtues, actor Richard Burton, can sum it up for us. "Indeed he knows not how to know who knows not also how to un-know. "

Who knows?