YOU COULD HAVE HEARD A PIN DROP
You could have heard a pin drop When in England , at a fairly large
conference, Condi Rice was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if
our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building’ by
George Bush. She 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 latest dumb 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?’ You
could have heard a pin drop.
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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 ######## 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.
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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
asked 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.’ You could
have heard a pin drop.
