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Great comeback line.
07/28/12 at 12:04:28

For those who don't know him, Major General Peter Cosgrove is an 'Australian treasure!'

General Cosgrove was interviewed on the radio recently.
Read 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 an ABC radio 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 radiocast went silent for 46 seconds and when it returned, the interview was over.

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ZAR Serious Thumper Offline Rock this town! Rock it inside out! Posts: 961 Kentucky, USA Gender:	Re: Great comeback line. Reply #1 - 07/28/12 at 13:43:19 Absolutly fantastic Gerald!!! Pretty much sums it up!
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Arizuno Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 227 Prescott, AZ Gender:	Re: Great comeback line. Reply #2 - 07/28/12 at 14:19:13 Snatching victory from the jaws of...?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Great comeback line. Reply #3 - 07/28/12 at 23:04:04 I went looking for the interview & got a Snopes link,, It SAYS its false,,but,, Im sure that IF its false today, one day, someone will get that opportunity & capitalize on it.. Its a Wonderful example of a cunning linguist biting back hard..
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Reply #4 - 07/29/12 at 12:36:27

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/28/12 at 23:04:04:

I went looking for the interview & got a Snopes link,, It SAYS its false,,but,, Im sure that IF its false today, one day, someone will get that opportunity & capitalize on it.. Its a Wonderful example of a cunning linguist biting back hard..

i think there's a double entendre there somewhere Huh

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Great comeback line. Reply #5 - 07/29/12 at 13:33:09 Ohh, at least a double,,maybe a triple,,
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John_D FSO Serious Thumper Offline Ridin' and smilin' Posts: 1658 Vancouver, WA Gender:	Re: Great comeback line. Reply #6 - 07/29/12 at 16:35:13 However many entendres there are, it's still funny, and I like the article. Like they say, guns don't kill people any more than pens misspell words, or spoons make us fat. Heck, why not outlaw kitchen knives, and softball bats while they're at it? Can't tell I'm pro-gun, can ya?
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Reply #7 - 07/30/12 at 04:02:38

John_D FSO wrote on 07/29/12 at 16:35:13:

However many entendres there are, it's still funny, and I like the article. Grin

Like they say, guns don't kill people any more than pens misspell words, or spoons make us fat. Heck, why not outlaw kitchen knives, and softball bats while they're at it? Huh

Can't tell I'm pro-gun, can ya? Huh

Naaaaaah ....... not at all. Roll Eyes

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kritchie YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 13 Ontario Canada Gender:	Re: Great comeback line. Reply #8 - 07/30/12 at 04:37:46 what an amazing come back thanks for the laugh this morning. It is so very true as well. i would have loved to see the look on her face lol
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Reply #9 - 08/01/12 at 22:16:22

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 07/28/12 at 23:04:04:

I went looking for the interview & got a Snopes link,, It SAYS its false,,but,, Im sure that IF its false today, one day, someone will get that opportunity & capitalize on it.. Its a Wonderful example of a cunning linguist biting back hard..

Snopes is hardly a source for this kind of thing, being a decidedly liberal outfit. I would be really surprised if they did anything but be negative on a pro-gun thought of any kind.

What we really need is a snopes for snopes.

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Reply #10 - 08/02/12 at 05:16:39

What does snopes have to do with liberals? Do you think the mythbusters are just a bunch of darn liberals too? I mean hey, anyone who debunks stuff, they must just be liberals right? That's one of the most ignorant things I've ever heard.

If it's false, it's false. Most of this crap is. It's just an newspaper or email joke that got passed around by so many people and for so long that people started to believe it was real. It has nothing to do with liberal or conservative, it just has to do with true vs false. This was nothing more than a good joke with a great punch-line, just like the Canadian lighthouse vs. the American warship radio conversation, a joke that someone thought was real and, in that case, it was a recycled recycled joke. In a couple decades, this will be too.

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Reply #11 - 08/02/12 at 08:23:32

Cavi Mike wrote on 08/02/12 at 05:16:39:

What does snopes have to do with liberals? Do you think the mythbusters are just a bunch of darn liberals too? I mean hey, anyone who debunks stuff, they must just be liberals right? That's one of the most ignorant things I've ever heard.

If it's false, it's false. Most of this crap is. It's just an newspaper or email joke that got passed around by so many people and for so long that people started to believe it was real. It has nothing to do with liberal or conservative, it just has to do with true vs false. This was nothing more than a good joke with a great punch-line, just like the Canadian lighthouse vs. the American warship radio conversation, a joke that someone thought was real and, in that case, it was a recycled recycled joke. In a couple decades, this will be too.

Nice try. It's true nonetheless. You have to filter everything on snopes through a filter of sorts.

Trying to use snopes for debunking issues may work for issues that are entirely apolitical, but otherwise it's like watching Brian Williams or Chris Matthews and hoping for unbiased reporting.

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Reply #13 - 08/02/12 at 19:05:26

Gyrobob wrote on 08/02/12 at 08:23:32:

Nice try. It's true nonetheless. You have to filter everything on snopes through a filter of sorts.

Trying to use snopes for debunking issues may work for issues that are entirely apolitical, but otherwise it's like watching Brian Williams or Chris Matthews and hoping for unbiased reporting.

Nice try? Prove that it's real. Until I see hard evidence, it's false. And are you seriously still trying to draw politics into a thread about a newspaper joke? Did you stop taking your meds or something?

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Reply #14 - 08/03/12 at 21:43:55

Naaah,, done fergot what I was gonna say,, OHH, wait,, I remember now,, I was talking to an older lady today ( she is 64) & told her about the thread, she said she remembered that interview,, that it really happened! She said she thot her brother or dad( dang,, memory fails) would probably remember who it was & she'd ask,,I hope she remembers,,

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