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elvislee

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You Could Have Heard A Pin Drop
« on: June 30, 2008, 02:11:49 PM »

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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     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 latestdumb 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?'
       
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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.'
       
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                   AND THIS STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE...
       
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 asks 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 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a passport to.'

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Re: You Could Have Heard A Pin Drop
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2008, 03:48:08 PM »

awesome. thanks for the post.  axil
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Re: You Could Have Heard A Pin Drop
« Reply #2 on: June 30, 2008, 03:51:34 PM »

Thank you sir.  Made my day.
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Re: You Could Have Heard A Pin Drop
« Reply #3 on: June 30, 2008, 04:12:21 PM »

definitely things to ponder. :2vrolijk_21:


especially for the anti-americans.




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Re: You Could Have Heard A Pin Drop
« Reply #4 on: June 30, 2008, 04:23:00 PM »

Great :2vrolijk_21:

It is amazing how quickly some forget
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Re: You Could Have Heard A Pin Drop
« Reply #5 on: June 30, 2008, 04:35:37 PM »

Yes, the audacity to be arrogant, ignorant and impatient, paid for by our strong, brave service men and women. 

And these fine specimen of solidarity, seldom ever act indignant with those who treat them like that.

Thanks for the post. 
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Re: You Could Have Heard A Pin Drop
« Reply #6 on: June 30, 2008, 04:38:22 PM »

Just remember to VOTE in NOVEMBER
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