--- In [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 6/11/06 9:55:17 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >> I was sent the following and thought you would enjoy it. >> On Speaking English >> >> A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a Naval conference that >> included admirals from the US, British, Canadian, Australian >> and French Navies. At a cocktail reception! , he found himself >> standing with a group of half dozen or so 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 Brits, Canadians, Aussies and Americans arranged >> it so you wouldn't have to speak German." >> It got so quiet, you could have heard a pin drop. > > Beautiful!!!!!!!!!!
And, like so many glib lines, completely untrue: Country WWII deaths/100 population ------- -------------------------- France 13.5 Canada 4.0 Australia 5.8 United Kingdom 9.4 United States 3.2 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_World_War_II_casualties_by_country Basically, the real truth in the situation is that a bunch of old farts are standing around drinking, taking credit for what other people did. There's hardly ever been an admiral in human history who got his *own* hands dirty in time of war. Plus, it's the same situation we see today. Look at the chart and see the *real* statistics for who paid with their lives for World War II and who just claims to have. As usual, the Americans stand around taking all the credit for what other people did... ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Protect your PC from spy ware with award winning anti spy technology. It's free. http://us.click.yahoo.com/97bhrC/LGxNAA/yQLSAA/UlWolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To subscribe, send a message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Or go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ and click 'Join This Group!' Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/FairfieldLife/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
