Viper
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| posted on 17/1/04 at 10:17 PM |
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English?
WHY DO WE SPEAK ENGLISH?
An officer in the U.S. Naval reserve was attending a conference that included admirals from both the U.S. Navy and the French Navy. At a cocktail
reception, he found himself in a small group that included personnel from both navies.
The French admiral started complaining that whereas Europeans learned many languages, Americans learned only English. He then asked:
"Why is it that we have to speak English in these conferences rather than you speak French?"
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied:
"Maybe it's because the Brits, Canadians, Aussies, Kiwis and Americans arranged it so that you would not have to
speak German."
The group became silent!
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JoelP
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| posted on 17/1/04 at 11:08 PM |
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damn right.
Beware! Bourettes is binfectious.
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GasGasGas
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| posted on 18/1/04 at 12:03 PM |
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Bl**dy well right !!!!
And it makes a change for a YANK to say somthing sensible.
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Jon Ison
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| posted on 18/1/04 at 05:06 PM |
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top job,
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Alan B
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| posted on 18/1/04 at 06:07 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by GasGasGas
Bl**dy well right !!!!
And it makes a change for a YANK to say somthing sensible.
You'll have to trust me on this, but after living here nearly ten years, I find the majority actually are decent sensible people here...
Then again I am bit crazy.....
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