As US President George Bush was preparing for his recent "We care" trip to Latin America — during which massive demonstrations of Latin Americans responded by saying "No you fucking don't" and "Get the hell out of here" — he was briefed by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. She told Bush that the previous day, three Brazilian soldiers had been killed in Iraq. To everyone's amazement, all of the colour ran from Bush's face. Then he collapsed onto his desk, head in hands, visibly shaken, almost whimpering. Finally, he composed himself and asked Rice, "Just exactly how many is a brazillion?"
Three Brazilian soldiers
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