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<blockquote data-quote="Topper" data-source="post: 515714" data-attributes="member: 186250"><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">For those that don't know him, Major General Peter Cosgrove is an 'Australian treasure!'</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">General Cosgrove was interviewed on the radio recently. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">You'll love his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and children. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you gotta love this! </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">This is one of the best comeback lines of all time. </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'">It is a portion of a transcript of an ABC interview between a female broadcaster and General Cosgrove who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military headquarters.</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> FEMALE INTERVIEWER:</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> So, General Cosgrove, what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> GENERAL COSGROVE:</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery and shooting.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> FEMALE INTERVIEWER: </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> GENERAL COSGROVE:</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range.</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> FEMALE INTERVIEWER:</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> GENERAL COSGROVE:</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> </span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> FEMALE INTERVIEWER:</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> But you're equipping them to become violent killers.</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> GENERAL COSGROVE:</span></span></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> Well, Ma'am, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you?</span></span></span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="color: black"><span style="font-family: 'Arial'"> The radio went silent and the interview ended.</span></span></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Topper, post: 515714, member: 186250"] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]For those that don't know him, Major General Peter Cosgrove is an 'Australian treasure!'[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]General Cosgrove was interviewed on the radio recently. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]You'll love his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns and children. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]Regardless of how you feel about gun laws you gotta love this! [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]This is one of the best comeback lines of all time. [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial]It is a portion of a transcript of an ABC interview between a female broadcaster and General Cosgrove who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visiting his military headquarters.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=2][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] FEMALE INTERVIEWER:[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] So, General Cosgrove, what things are you going to teach these young boys when they visit your base?[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] GENERAL COSGROVE:[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery and shooting.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] FEMALE INTERVIEWER: [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] GENERAL COSGROVE:[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] I don't see why, they'll be properly supervised on the rifle range.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] FEMALE INTERVIEWER:[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] GENERAL COSGROVE:[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] I don't see how. We will be teaching them proper rifle discipline before they even touch a firearm.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] FEMALE INTERVIEWER:[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] But you're equipping them to become violent killers.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] GENERAL COSGROVE:[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] Well, Ma'am, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you?[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] The radio went silent and the interview ended.[/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [FONT=Arial][SIZE=3][COLOR=black][FONT=Arial] [/FONT][/COLOR][/SIZE][/FONT] [/QUOTE]
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