Australian Army General PWNS Interviewer

[Avangarde]

General Peter Cosgrove, a well known General in Australia was interviewed on the radio the other day and you'll love his reply to the lady who interviewed him concerning guns andchildren. 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 conduct 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!

 

[NewYorkSpider]

Sounds like its funny. Link?

 

[Avangarde]

No link as of yet.

 

[psychosully]

Haha that's gold. I hate those *****es, it was probably Naomi Robson.

 

[Joker]

that...is f**king awesome

 

[Mr Sparkle]

LOL, male chauvinism is funny.
PWND!!!!

 

[enterthemadness]

OWNED!

 

[Speedball]

OHH!!!
PWNED to the 10th power!

 

[Mr Sparkle]

am I the only one who thinks that BOTH of them are the worst kind of idiot?
why are people saying "owned"?

 

[bored]

It's like a bad Churchill impression. A really bad one.

 

[SoulManX]

Well he did shut her up...

 

[C.F. Kane]

HAHA! Sexism is teh funny!

 

[enterthemadness]

am I the only one who thinks that BOTH of them are the worst kind of idiot?
why are people saying "owned"?

To be made a fool of; To make a fool of; To confound or prove wrong; embarrasing someone: Being embarrased.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=owned

The More You know *insert NBC Logo*

 

[Mr Sparkle]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=owned

The More You know *insert NBC Logo*

yes, and the general didn't do that.
he kind of made himself "look like a fool", and Kind of a chauvinist moron in the eyes of , you know, sane people.

hence my confusion.

 

[enterthemadness]

yes, and the general didn't do that.
he kind of made himself "look like a fool", and Kind of a chauvinist moron in the eyes of , you know, sane people.

hence my confusion.

What he was saying is that she is a woman...therefore she could make a living as a hooker. Makes perfect sense to me, after she was trying to get smart with him. Just because you can use a gun doesn't make you a cold heartless killer. She didn't understand that.

 

[hippie_hunter]

What ETM said.

 

[Mr Sparkle]

What he was saying is that she is a woman...therefore she could make a living as a hooker. Makes perfect sense to me, after she was trying to get smart with him. Just because you can use a gun doesn't make you a cold heartless killer. She didn't understand that.

actually, he seems to have missed her point entirely, dumb as it was.
and his comparison was idiotic and kind of sexist in that "good ole' fashioned" "women can only cook and ****" sort of way.
meh, whatever. it's not so much him saying as people celebrating it.

 

[SoulManX]

actually, he seems to have missed her point entirely, dumb as it was.
and his comparison was idiotic and kind of sexist in that "good ole' fashioned" "women can only cook and ****" sort of way.
meh, whatever. it's not so much him saying as people celebrating it.

FEMALE INTERVIEWER: But you're equipping them to become violent killers.

I would take it the same way he did...she thinking they will be trained to become killers. When he is training them how to use a rifle.

 

[enterthemadness]

What ETM said.

We agree on something? hoo....RAH!

 

[Mr Sparkle]

and like I said, her point was dumb, idiotic maybe.
his comeback was even worse, since he, and I'm guessing here, was older and should know better.
again, weird, 's all I'm saying.

 

[BRUTAL]

Best quote ever...

 

[lars573]

This is like 2 years old. He retired in 2005

 

[lars573]

Turns out the whole thing is fake.
http://www.snopes.com/military/reinwald.htm
Who ever did this just switched out the USMC or US army general for Gen. Cosgrove.

 

[hippie_hunter]

and like I said, her point was dumb, idiotic maybe.
his comeback was even worse, since he, and I'm guessing here, was older and should know better.
again, weird, 's all I'm saying.

It was not worse. He was getting back at her for generalizing people with guns. He not only stated that they will be properly supervised and taught gun safety before they even touch a gun, yet she still says it's irresponsible and it's training them to be killers.

His point was just because someone has the ability doesn't mean that they are going to do it. Most of the boys that Cosgrove's camp will be teaching are not going to become killers. That is why he says that she is able to be a prostitute but she isn't going to become one. Perhaps it was a poor comparison, but his point makes a hell of a lot of sense.

Those who like their guns and who believe responsible gun ownership begins with teaching young people the right way to handle firearms at an early age have a great fondness for this story. As well they should, because this anecdote illustrates in a humorous way the difference between having the ability to do something and that ability dictating life choices.

 

[Wilhelm-Scream]

1999?!?







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