JFK'S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60's
when DeGaulle decided to pull out of NATO. DeGaulle said he wanted all US
military out of France as soon as possible.
Rusk responded "Does that include those who are buried here?"
You could
have heard a pin drop
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 intend 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?'
You could have heard a pin drop.
A Royal Navy Admiral was attending
a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S. , British,
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, the English 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 British Admiral replied, 'Maybe it's
because the Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's, South Africans, and Americans
arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'
You could have heard a pin drop.
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
asked sarcastically.
Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously.
"Then you should know enough to have your passport ready."
The Englishman said, 'The last time I was here, I didn't have
to show it."
"Impossible. You English always have to show your passports on arrival
in France!"
The English senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look. Then he quietly
explained,
''Well, when I came ashore at Gold Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help
liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchmen to show a
passport to."
You could have heard a pin drop.
Clancy's comment: Mm ... I guess it pays to think before you speak.
Happy Mother's Day to all you mums.
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