Best come back

“This is one of the best comeback lines of all time. It is a
portion of National Public Radio (NPR) interview between a
female broadcaster and US Marine Corps 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 discipline before they even touch a firearm.

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

GENERAL REINWALD: 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.

You gotta love the Marines!”

“Heh heh heh!”

“thats pretty goddamn funny”

“ROFLMAO
That was too funny!! Good one!”

“I heard that. Great one! My favorite one is an old Sam Kinnisin one. "Yeah? That's what your mom said to me last night. You might not recognize her when ya get home. I shaved her back."”

“Too funny BBW ROTFLMAO”

“That is pretty funny.


I hope that the interview got disciplined. Even me, a northeastern effete liberal subaru driving wine swilling aetheistic kerry voting bastard , thinks that target shooting rocks.

The whole ethos of not letting kids play with cap guns and stuff, while letting them play violent video games seems odd to me.

My wife freaks when the kids pick up sticks to shoot at each other.

So I bought them wooden flintlock replicas at Gettysburg . ..



anyhooo .. .sorry for the diatribe.


That's pretty funny.”

“Damn .. ..I was had.

It is false.

false false false

see snopes.


Origins: As
great a tale as this is, it's pure fabrication. It began life in 1999, purportedly about an "LTG Reinwald" of the US Army. In 2001 it reappeared, this time attributed to "Marine Corps General Reinwald."

The U.S. Army denies that there is a Lieutenant General Reinwald and chalks the whole thing up as a hoax. (Which is as logic dictated all along; if an armed forces spokesperson ever gave voice to a sexist remark likening a female interviewer to a prostitute, that officer would soon be called upon to make a very public apology as well as face charges within ranks for conduct unbecoming.)

National Public Radio had this to say about the matter:


We are aware of an erroneous story posted on the Free Republic Website, and possibly elsewhere, which mentions a supposed interview between an unnamed NPR reporter and a U.S Army Lieutenant General Reinwald. The story is false — the dialogue mentioned was not an NPR interview, and it never aired on any NPR program.
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.

The "Reinwald" story existed as a joke as far back as October 1997 when it appeared on a number of web pages in the following form:”

“snopes is like that little basturd in 6th grade who tells all the 2nd graders that santa doesn't exist.

F-off snopes”

“I guess it's just one of those things that should have happened.”

“It sounds more like FOX journalism than NPR.”

“I have actually had similar conversations with Scout parents who were anti-gun.

I refrained from likening them to prostitutes.”

“sounded more like a Daily Show interview. Anyone see the piece on the big Cooter Festival down in Florida last night?

"Well thank you for showing us your...cooter."”

“I am a liberal. I admit it.

However, proper firearm safety is the key to reducing accidental shootings.

It is behaviour that is the root of the problem, not the instrument.”

“Chili, you're right.

Proper firearm safety, and respect for life.”

“Both of which should be taught, tdale.”

“Taught and "modeled"”