Last boy scout


This is an extract of an American National Public Radio interview between a female broadcaster and a US Army Lieutenant-General about sponsoring a Boy Scout Troop on his military installation.

Interviewer: `So, LT-G, what are you going to do with these young boys on their adventure holiday?'

LT-G: `We're going to teach them climbing, canoeing, archery and shooting. '

Interviewer: 'Shooting! That's a bit irresponsible, isn't it?'

LT-G: 'I don't see why; they'll be properly supervised on the range.'

Interviewer: `Don't you admit that this is a terribly dangerous activity to be teaching children?'

LT-G: `I don't see how - we will be teaching them proper range discipline before they even touch a firearm.'

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

LT-G: 'Well, you're equipped to be a prostitute, but you're not one, are you?'