YOU COULD HAVE HEARD A PIN DROP
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.
You could have heard a pin drop.
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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 generators
that can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea
water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in evacuations.
We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?'
You could have heard a pin drop.
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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. A Frenchman stated, '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 Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's and
Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'
You could have heard a pin drop.
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A group of Americans, retired teachers, recently went to France
on a tour. Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in
Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate
his passport in his carry on. "You have been to France before,
monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting
admitted that he had been to France previously. "Then you should
know enough to have your passport ready." The American said, "The last time I was
here, I didn't have to show it." "Impossible. Americans always have to
show your passports on arrival in France !" The American senior gave
the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained. "
Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in '44 to help liberate this
country, I couldn't find any damn Frenchmen to show it to."
You could have heard a pin
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.
You could have heard a pin drop.
**********************************************************************************
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 generators
that can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea
water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in evacuations.
We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?'
You could have heard a pin drop.
************************************************************************************************
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. A Frenchman stated, '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 Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's and
Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'
You could have heard a pin drop.
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A group of Americans, retired teachers, recently went to France
on a tour. Robert Whiting, an elderly gentleman of 83, arrived in
Paris by plane. At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate
his passport in his carry on. "You have been to France before,
monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically. Mr. Whiting
admitted that he had been to France previously. "Then you should
know enough to have your passport ready." The American said, "The last time I was
here, I didn't have to show it." "Impossible. Americans always have to
show your passports on arrival in France !" The American senior gave
the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly explained. "
Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in '44 to help liberate this
country, I couldn't find any damn Frenchmen to show it to."
You could have heard a pin
