I don't know if this is true, but it's REALLY FUNNY!

This is one of the best comeback lines of all time. It is a portion of National Public Radio (NPR) interview between a female broadcaster and US Marine Corps General Reinwald who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military installation.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: So, General Reinwald, what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?

GENERAL REINWALD: We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery, and shooting.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?

GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?

GENERAL REINWALD: I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: But you're equipping them to become violent killers.

GENERAL REINWALD: Well, Ma'am, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you?

The radio went silent, and the interview ended.
You gotta love the Marines!

I'm waiting for the "snopes report" on it, but I hope it was true.

Even if not true, it is typical of the "news reporters" now: "Don't you admit that...". Classic presumptive line of questioning.

Darn funny but.. sorry not true.

http://www.snopes.com/military/reinwald.htm

OK, I lied. I couldn't wait for someone else to "snopes" it.

http://www.snopes.com/military/reinwald.htm

Still, funny and the snopes comments are an interesting read. Read the related fishing story at the end.

Heres another one you might get a kick out of (but not true)

US Navy vs Canada

This is the transcript of the ACTUAL radio
conversation of a U.S. naval ship with the Canadian
authorities off the coast of Newfoundland October
1995. Radio conversation released by the Chief of
Naval Operations10-10-95.

Canadians:
Please divert your course 15 degrees to the South
to avoid a collision.

Americans:
Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the
North.

Canadians:
Negative. You will have to divert your course 15
degrees to the South to avoid a collision.

Americans:
This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again,
divert YOUR course.

Canadians:
No. I say again, you divert YOUR course.

Americans:
THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS LINCOLN. THE
SECOND LARGEST SHIP IN THE UNITED STATES ATLANTIC
FLEET. WE ARE ACCOMPANIED BY THREE DESTROYERS, THREE
CRUISERS AND NUMEROUS SUPPORT VESSELS. I DEMAND THAT
YOU CHANGE YOUR COURSE 15 DEGREES NORTH, I SAY
AGAIN,THAT'S ONE FIVE DEGREES NORTH, OR COUNTER
MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF
THIS SHIP.

Canadians:
We are a lighthouse, your call.

^^ ROFL

/\ /\ Should have been titled:
USS Irresistable Force meets HMCS Immovable Object.
No contest.

quote Originally posted by frontal lobe: I'm waiting for the "snopes report" on it, but I hope it was true. Even if not true, it is typical of the "news reporters" now: "Don't you admit that...". Classic presumptive line of questioning.

I've been listening to NPR for decades now, and I can categorically say that the kind of questioning in the above false story is not representative of how the reporters of NPR and even the local affiliate KERA operate, no way, no how. NPR et. al. are internationally recognized for the quality and impartiality of their reporting.

Just telling it like I see it.

JazzMan

quote Originally posted by JazzMan: I've been listening to NPR for decades now, and I can categorically say that the kind of questioning in the above false story is not representative of how the reporters of NPR and even the local affiliate KERA operate, no way, no how. NPR et. al. are internationally recognized for the quality and impartiality of their reporting. Just telling it like I see it. JazzMan

Ok. Edit out NPR and insert Fox News or CNN.