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Bubba-Joe
02-16-2007, 01:03 PM
Got a good friend of mine a former next door neighbor serving in the mideast wth the 4th Infantry Division right now and even though the chances of him reading this on this forum are slim I know he would get a kick out of this little story. And for the rest of the board hope you enjoy it too.

"A US Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included 20
Admirals from the US, English,Canadian, Australian and French Navies.

At a reception, he found himself standing with a group of officers that
included personnel from most of the 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
Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have
to speak German"

You could have heard a pin drop