THE BEST Put Down LINE EVER
For those that don't know him, Major General Peter Cosgrove is an "Australian treasure!"

General Cosgrove was interviewed on the radio recently.
You'll love 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 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 radio went silent and the interview ended.

Not true and, indeed, Cosgrave who only died recently was horrified by it.

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Originally posted by enfieldspares:
Not true and, indeed, Cosgrave who only died recently was horrified by it.

He was horrified? You mean she really WAS a prostitute?

I'd be horrified too if someone honourable and providing a real service, such as a prostitute, was passing herself off as some typical modern scum-bag reporter!

You can check the story on Snopes.com. It has had many lives and none can be traced to a soldier who will verify it or a reporter who will confirm it.

See http://www.snopes.com/military/reinwald.asp

Funny story but almost certainly never happened.

O.K.,it was'nt Cosgrave (mores the pity).Great story though + as the old adage goes,"If it's not true,it ought to be."

the rumour of Cosgroves Death is also only that a rumour.

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Originally posted by enfieldspares:
Not true and, indeed, Cosgrave who only died recently was horrified by it.

General "Cosgrove" from Australia is not dead and I sure as hell wouldn't want to be the one to tell him that he is!!!