PJ O’Rourke described diplomacy as the art of saying ‘nice doggie’ until you can find a rock. - ThreadSky

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politicalhackuk.bsky.social • 90 days ago

PJ O’Rourke described diplomacy as the art of saying ‘nice doggie’ until you can find a rock.

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susagjohn.bsky.social•90 days ago

Will Rodgers https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/will_rogers_100063

politicalhackuk.bsky.social•90 days ago

First saw it in a PJ book, so happy to be corrected on the origin

susagjohn.bsky.social•90 days ago

One of my favorite Will Rogers quotes: "There are three kinds of men. The one that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves."

ennui.org•90 days ago

It isn't a Rogers original, either.

localnotail.bsky.social•90 days ago

Yes, John's post sent me off to check and got to the same reliable source

"Diplomacy frequently consists in soothingly saying, “Nice doggie,” until you have a chance to pick up a rock."

attributed to Walter Trumbull @quoteinvestigator.com
https://quoteinvestigator.com/2017/12/18/diplomacy/

ervinsperla.bsky.social•88 days ago

This awful dog-beating analogy sounds grimly medieval in 2025.

redordeadedd.bsky.social•90 days ago

Demonstrated to perfection by James Caan in Misery.

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