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To: OddLane
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

2 posted on 09/09/2018 10:03:30 PM PDT by Osage Orange (Whiskey Tango Foxtrot)
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To: Osage Orange
The myth that it was all glorious, and that it saved the world, is a comforting old muffler keeping out the clammy draughts of economic failure and political weakness.

This person is not only a idiot, but one who would lead us back to those times. A Dumbass that believes he knows better then the men who gave all and defeated the very same people who wpould kill him today.

Then they call us "hitler"............morons.

6 posted on 09/09/2018 10:13:32 PM PDT by Kakaze (I want The Republic back !)
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To: Osage Orange

Do you mean he didn’t say: “touche”?


30 posted on 09/10/2018 1:00:47 AM PDT by Theophilus (Repent)
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