Pin Drop

This is a discussion on Pin Drop within the Remembering forums, part of the Veterans Community category; You could have heard a pin drop . . .

When in England , at a fairly large conference,
Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury
if our plans for Iraq were just an example of empire
building' by George Bush.

He 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 electrica l 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 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 customs officer said.

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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