Talk
about a quick and rapier wit...
This has got to be the all-time classic comeback. This
is an exact recount of US National Public Radio (NPR)
interview between a female broadcaster, and US
Army General Reinwald who was about to sponsor a Boy
Scout Troop visiting his military installation.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: " So, General Reinwald, what
things are you going to teach these young boys when
they visit your base?"
GENERAL REINWALD: 'We're going to teach them climbing,
canoeing, archery, and shooting.
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: "Shooting! That's a bit
irresponsible, isn't it?"
GENERAL REINWALD: "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 REINWALD: "I don't see how, ....we will be
teaching them proper rifle range discipline before
they even touch a firearm."
FEMALE INTERVIEWER: " But you're equipping them to
become violent killers."
GENERAL REINWALD: "Well, you're equipped to be a
prostitute, but you're not one, are you?"
The radio went silent and the interview ended.
