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Chris McAteer
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"Quote of the day"

By General Norman Swartzkopf:

A couple of years ago I told 541,000 men what to do and when to do and it was done! Now I can’t get a plumber to come to the house!


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Chris McAteer
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A different General

For those that don’t know him, Major General Peter Cosgrove is an ’Australian treasure’!
General Cosgrove was interviewed on the radio recently. You’ll love his reply to the lady who
interviewed him concerning guns and children. Regardless of how you feel about gun laws
you’ll love this! This is one of the best comeback lines of all time. It is a portion of an ABC
interview between a female broadcaster and General Cosgrove who was about to sponsor a
Boy Scout Troop visiting his military headquarters.

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

GENERAL COSGROVE:
We’re going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery and shooting.

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

GENERAL COSGROVE:
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 COSGROVE:
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 COSGROVE:
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

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Keith Baron
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Quote of the day....

You know you’re getting old when you stoop to tie your shoelaces and wonder what else you can do while you’re down there.

George Burns.


Fortune favours the bold
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Alan Anthony Yuill
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Quote of the day


Smile and you will always be happy.
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Chris McAteer
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Admiral Nelson

Nelson is quoted to have said "I see no ships" having put the telescope to his blind eye, this is in fact wrong,  
The clash on April 2 1801 proved to be Nelson’s hardest-fought victory – and much closer than he was prepared to admit. So punishing was the Danish fire that Nelson’s superior ordered him to break off the action. The admiral famously raised the telescope to his blind eye and said ‘I really do not see the signal!’ – not, as people regularly misquote ‘I see no ships’ – and continued the battle, victoriously.


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