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Political Non Correctness
“Every time I hear music by Wagner I get an urge to annex Poland.”
Woody Allen
“Tesco’s provides the great service of keeping the riff-raff out of
Waitrose.” Allen Coren.
“Terrorists seek forgiveness by their god and our job is to arrange that
they meet him.” General Norman Schwarzkopf
“Rather than soldiers who die for our country we would rather have
soldiers who get their opposite numbers to die for theirs.” General
George Patton
“You can baffle some of the people some of the time, and they are the
ones you should concentrate on.” (US President) George Bush.
“If you are going to ask a soldier to do something that might cost him
his life, it is incumbent on you to be decent to him up to that point. “
Army Welfare Booklet for Officers WW1
Asked how many people work in the Vatican, the Pope replied: “About
40%”.
“The best number for dinner is two. Me and a good head waiter.”
Nubar Gulbenkian
An old boy was saying how much more alert and observant he is as his
age increases: “Much sharper eye now – for loos, that is!”
