Rusk responded "Does that include those who are buried here?"
De Gaulle did not respond.
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 cocktail 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 Brit's, Canadians,
Aussie's 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.
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