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#1

I received this today through intra-office email and thought it worth posting here.

THE BEST COMEBACK LINE EVER

General Cosgrove was interviewed on the radio the other day and you’ll love his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and children.

Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you gotta love this!!!

This is one of the best comeback lines of all time. It is a portion of 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.

#2

that’s fantastic :laughing:

#3

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: No one’s trained me to be a prostitute, have they ?

#4

The problem with debating with stupid people is - they’re stupid.

If the girl guides were taking young girls and teaching them how to charge men money for sex, that’d be a closer analogy to the prostitution angle. But they don’t of course, they teach them first aid, in the hope they’ll grow up to be military nurses… :smiley:

#5

I think you’ll find it is not original. It is a very old put down,

just used nicely with context.

#6

Quite possible, minding that it concerns two of the most old professions :laughing:
But I never heard it before.

#7

It is used very nicely, with context. Therefore, i agree, really good.

One of my favourite put downs was published in the Times of London.

It was a review for a play called “A Good Time”.

The review consisted of one word, “No!”

Any other good put downs?