I extracted the following from an anonymous newsgroup e-mail posting. It was supposedly an exact account of a U.S. National Public Radio (NPR) interview between a female broadcaster, and US Army General Reinwald who was about to sponsor a Boy Scout Troop visit to his military installation. It turns out to be pure fabrication, but it's too good to simply delete. After all, it could have happened...     My thanks go to an astute site visitor for the correction.
 
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 range discipline before they even touch a firearm.’’
Female Interviewer:  ‘‘But you're equipping them to become violent killers.’’
General Reinwald:  ‘‘Well, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you?’’
 
  The radio went silent and the interview ended.

 

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