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Enough said
An officer in the U.S. naval Reserve was attending a conference that included
admirals from both the U.S. Navy and the French Navy. At a cocktail reception, he found himself in a small group that included personnel from both navies. The French Admiral started complaining that whereas Europeans learned many languages, Americans learned only English. He then asked, "Why is it that we have to speak English in these conferences rather than you speak French?" Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied, "Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you would not have to speak in German." The group became silent. Arthur Kramer 344th BG 494th BS England, France, Belgium, Holland, Germany Visit my WW II B-26 website at: http://www.coastcomp.com/artkramer |
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ArtKramr wrote :
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied, "Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged it so you would not have to speak in German." Who helped USA to get its independence from UK ? Enough said. |
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"Skysurfer" wrote in message . 0.4... Who helped USA to get its independence from UK ? Enough said. Yup. Without the help of France the US would be an English-speaking country today. |
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Steven P. McNicoll wrote :
Who helped USA to get its independence from UK ? Enough said. Yup. Without the help of France the US would be an English-speaking country today. LOL. I'm sure you've understood what i meant. But imagine, without France you'd still have the 5 o'clock tea and a Queen :-p |
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"Skysurfer" wrote in message .4... LOL. I'm sure you've understood what i meant. I did. But imagine, without France you'd still have the 5 o'clock tea and a Queen :-p Isn't tea time 4 o'clock? |
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Steven P. McNicoll wrote:
"Skysurfer" wrote in message But imagine, without France you'd still have the 5 o'clock tea and a Queen :-p Isn't tea time 4 o'clock? Hah, caught you! Only a bloody Torry would know that! Bill Ranck Blacksburg, Va. |
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On Tue, 13 Jan 2004 18:39:26 GMT, "Steven P. McNicoll"
wrote: Isn't tea time 4 o'clock? 3 o'clock. My family was Irish. Dinner was at 5. Early to bed, early to rise! all the best -- Dan Ford email: see the Warbird's Forum at www.warbirdforum.com and the Piper Cub Forum at www.pipercubforum.com |
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Skysurfer wrote:
LOL. I'm sure you've understood what i meant. But imagine, without France you'd still have the 5 o'clock tea and a Queen :-p So what have they done for us...lately? -- Mortimer Schnerd, RN http://www.mortimerschnerd.com |
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"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in message nk.net... "Skysurfer" wrote in message . 0.4... Who helped USA to get its independence from UK ? Enough said. Yup. Without the help of France the US would be an English-speaking country today. Why? You do understand that it was Arnold that won in the North? Without Arnold, there would have been no 300 iron cannon for Green to drag to Yorktown. Victory had nothing to do with the French, outside the number of Merchants French privateers took. And then the US had to go to war with those same pirates, less than 20 years later. |
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