Here are a few military comebacks.
Here are a few military comebacks...
When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the
Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of
empire building' by George Bush.
He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of
its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond
our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is
enough to bury those that did not return.
It became very quiet in the room.
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Then there was a conference in France where a number of international
engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break
one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard
the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to
Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb
them?'
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three
hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear
powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they
have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a
day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water
each day,
And they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and
injured to and from their flight deck.. We have eleven such ships; how many
does France have?'
Once again, dead silence.
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A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals
from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a
cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers
that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting
away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly
complained that, 'whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn
only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak
English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied 'Maybe it's because the
Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to
speak German.'
You could have heard a pin drop
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When in England at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the
Archbishop of Canterbury if our plans for Iraq were just an example of
empire building' by George Bush.
He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of
its fine young men and women into great peril to fight for freedom beyond
our borders. The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is
enough to bury those that did not return.
It became very quiet in the room.
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Then there was a conference in France where a number of international
engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break
one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard
the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to
Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb
them?'
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three
hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear
powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they
have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a
day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water
each day,
And they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and
injured to and from their flight deck.. We have eleven such ships; how many
does France have?'
Once again, dead silence.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals
from the U.S., English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies. At a
cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers
that included personnel from most of those countries. Everyone was chatting
away in English as they sipped their drinks but a French admiral suddenly
complained that, 'whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn
only English.' He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak
English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied 'Maybe it's because the
Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to
speak German.'
You could have heard a pin drop
IF THIS HAS ALREADY BEEN POSTED . . . .
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I love that last one. 0 -
They seem a little anti-French, but are still excellent. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by leftytwoguns
They seem a little anti-French
And the problem with that is?0 -
Then there was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb
them?'
I recall a fair number of Gun Broker members tossing a fit over sending that Navy task force to aid Indonesia, a Muslim nation. Later when the Indonesian goverment refused to allow US naval aviators to train in their waters the GB gang went nuts and demanded that we leave (and maybe drop a few bombs on them for good measure). Gun Broker remains the most selective site on the web!
Here is an example of how much our GB members enjoyed giving aid to Indonesia:
http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=189978&SearchTerms=Indonesia0 -
...was hoping for actual battlefield tactics but those zingers will suffice. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by leftytwoguns
They seem a little anti-French, but are still excellent.
Their ungratefulness and military ineptitude make them easy targets.0 -
quote:Originally posted by kristov
Then there was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb
them?'
I recall a fair number of Gun Broker members tossing a fit over sending that Navy task force to aid Indonesia, a Muslim nation. Later when the Indonesian goverment refused to allow US naval aviators to train in their waters the GB gang went nuts and demanded that we leave (and maybe drop a few bombs on them for good measure). Gun Broker remains the most selective site on the web!
Here is an example of how much our GB members enjoyed giving aid to Indonesia:
http://forums.gunbroker.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=189978&SearchTerms=Indonesia
I would like to take this rare occasion to finally agree with you.0 -
eh, everyone is entitled to their own opinion.
i personally think that based on all we have done for em' and their attitude towards us the french suck
as forr indonesia i would prefer us to help those in need and be the better Men, than be vindictive0 -
Kristov: whats your point? 0 -
I love them all. 0
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