When you could have heard a pin drop
Veer Savarkar once started addressing a public meeting in Hindi at Bangalore.
The crowd started shouting " Speak in Kannada. We will hear only in Kannada."
Veer Savarkar replied " Friends, I have spent 14 years of rigorous imprisonment in ill famous Andaman Jail where all freedom fighters were kept in jail. I have learned Bengali from the freedom fighters coming from Bengal, Hindi from those coming from Uttar Pradesh, even Gujarati and Punjabi. Unfortunately there was none from Karnataka from whom I could have learned Kannada."
...and there was pin drop silence.
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~
At a time when the US President and other US politicians tend to apologize for their country's prior actions, here's a refresher on how some former US personnel handled negative comments about the United States.
JFK'S Secretary of State, Dean Rusk, was in France in the early 60's when Charles DeGaule, the French President, decided to pull out of NATO.
DeGaule said he wanted all US military out of France as soon as possible.
Rusk responded "does that include those who are buried here?
DeGaule did not respond. You could have heard a pin drop.
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
When in England , at a fairly large conference, Colin Powell was asked by the Archbishop of Canterbury if US plans for Iraq were just an example of empire building by George Bush.
He answered by saying, 'Over the years, the United States has sent many of its fine young men and women into great peril
to fight for freedom beyond our borders.
The only amount of land we have ever asked for in return is enough to bury those that did not return.'
You could have heard a pin drop.
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American.
During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying 'Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done?
He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intend to do, bomb them?'
A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: 'Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each
day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?'
You could have heard a pin drop.
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
A U.S. Navy Admiral was attending a naval conference that included Admirals from the U.S. , English, Canadian, Australian and French Navies.
At a cocktail reception, he found himself standing with a large group of Officers that included personnel from most of those countries.
Everyone was chatting away in English as they sipped their drinks when a French admiral suddenly complained that, whereas Europeans learn many languages, Americans learn only English.
He then asked, 'Why is it that we always have to speak English in these conferences rather than speaking French?'
Without hesitating, the American Admiral replied, 'Maybe it's because the Brit's, Canadians, Aussie's and Americans arranged it so you wouldn't have to speak German.'
You could have heard a pin drop.
~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
............ AND THE FOLLOWING STORY FITS RIGHT IN WITH THE ABOVE....... ...
Robert Whiting , an elderly US gentleman of 83, arrived in Paris by plane.
At French Customs, he took a few minutes to locate his passport in his carry on.
"You have been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically.
Mr. Whiting admitted that he had been to France previously.
"Then you should know enough to have your passport ready."
The American said, 'The last time I was here, I didn't have to show it."
"Impossible. Americans always have to show your passports on arrival in France !"
The American senior gave the Frenchman a long hard look.
Then he quietly explained, ''Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in 1944 to help liberate this country, I couldn't find a single Frenchman to show a passport to."
========================================================
Thanks to my best friend,Winn who sent this to me a few days ago. Wasn't sure if it was already posted on QL.Ran a search and saw that it has not.But it was just too fantastic not to share :-) Thanks for this one,Winn!As i always say....you rock! \m/ :-)
Now I smell Straight arrow is on his way to this thread:-)
Allah or Jesus?
By: Rick Mathes
Last month I attended my annual training session
that's required for maintaining my state prison
security clearance. During the training session there
was a presentation by three speakers representing the
Catholic, Protestant and Muslim faiths, who
explained each of their belief systems.
I was particularly interested in what the Islamic Imam
had to say. The Imam gave a great presentation of the
basics of Islam, complete with a video.
After the presentations, time was provided for
questions and answers. When it was my turn, I directed
my question to the Imam and asked:
"Please, correct me if I'm wrong, but I understand
that most Imams and clerics of Islam have declared a
holy jihad [Holy war] against the infidels of the
world. And, that by killing an infidel, which is a
command to all Muslims, they are assured of a place in
heaven. If that's the case, can you give me the
definition of an infidel?"
There was no disagreement with my statements and,
without hesitation, he replied, "Non-believers!"
I responded, "So, let me make sure I have this
straight. All followers of Allah have been commanded
to kill everyone who is not of your faith so they can
go to Heaven. Is that correct?"
The _expression on his face changed from one of
authority and command to that of a little boy who had
just gotten caught with his hand in the cookie jar. He
sheepishly replied, "Yes."
I then stated, "Well, sir, I have a real problem
trying to imagine Pope John Paul commanding all
Catholics to kill those of your faith or Dr. Stanley
ordering Protestants to do the same in order to go to
Heaven.
The Imam was speechless.
I continued, "I also have problem with being your
friend when you and your brother clerics are telling
your followers to kill me. Let me ask you a question.
Would you rather have your Allah who tells you to kill
me in order to go to Heaven or my Jesus who tells me
to love you because I am going to Heaven and He wants
you to be with me?"
You could have heard a pin drop as the Imam hung his
head in shame. Needless to say, the organizers and/or
promoters of the 'Diversification' training seminar
were not happy with Rick's way of dealing with the
Islamic Imam and exposing the truth about the Muslim's
beliefs. < BR>
Rizks, so you end that pin drop silence with your bomb ha ha ha.
Saggi, good ones. Had not read before. And yes, have patience:-)
FS...:)
________________________________________
One life to live, live it to the fullest.
Happy I didnt respond..just bcos of the reason you mentioned above:) you sound very wise today:) lol
Anywayz..Thanks for sharing:)
I've read it before, but I wonder how much of it is true. Would be nice if it is.
"We submit to the majority because we have to. But we are not compelled to call our attitude of subjection a posture of respect." Ambrose Bierce
lol 'unwanted member'? are you okay? does that even matter...how much you are wanted by strangers? Ohh being wanted (getting attention) and appreciated is part of human need..How can I forget that!
There is nothing to be discussed on this..its just for reading….
Thanks for posting:)
Pin drop silence is usually when i get early in the morning at 5am and enter the toilet...
there is Pin Drop silence there......:(
SS...may be as I have read it before many others have read it too....so instead of saying "posted earlier (in case it was)" or "read umpteem times".. which may sound slightly offensive... just dont comment...now you literally cant pull someone to comment here...right...;)
Anyways, its gonna be weekend after a few hours, why feel bad....be happy, let nothing pull you down today.
Have a nice and happy weekend.
________________________________________
One life to live, live it to the fullest.
well apparently there are much more interesting topics on board from far more 'accepted' members.i just wondered what is the need for this unwanted member's drab looking social message thread on a forum that has so many 'interesting' threads.that's why the request to the mods to delete it.
thank you anyway for taking time to reply.
"You are never alone or helpless. The force that guides the stars guides you too.”
~ Amrta Shrii Shrii Anandamurti(Indian born Guru, 1921-1990)
As usual, woman in a hurry...lol
SS...its a long post ...give some time to readers to read it through....everyone is supposed to be working today otherwise, isn't it....:)
Just for your info I remember me posting a thread a few months back and there was no single comment..but its OK, what I may feel like sharing may not click with the audience... no need to feel offended if no one responds and go on to ask for its deletion and all...:)
Anyways I have received this in my mail quite a few times, but then its a nice read....TFS again....happy now...:)
Cheers!!!!
________________________________________
One life to live, live it to the fullest.
ah....this post is not racist in any way.i should have known that it will not get any comments.Mods,please delete this thread.It is not meant for this forum.
thank you.
"You are never alone or helpless. The force that guides the stars guides you too.”
~ Amrta Shrii Shrii Anandamurti(Indian born Guru, 1921-1990)