Sunday, June 26, 2005

DA FRENCH

One of the first enemies the United States had was the French. I once heard that the French were a people who wanted to rule the world but couldn't even rule themselves. A story comes to mind.

A U.S. Marine Corps Officer attended a conference in Europe where Admirals from the U.S., France and other NATO countries were present. This officer overheard a French Admiral commenting, "We, in France, speak many languages, as does all of Europe. Whereas, the Americans only speak one language. Why must we speak in English only at these meetings? Why can't we speak French?"

The Marine officer chimed in, "Maybe because we secured an agreement that you wouldn't have to speak German!"

The room fell silent.