General George Patton to Russian translator, post war celebration:
------------------------------ Translator: The general would like to know if you will drink a toast with him. Patton: Thank the general and tell him I have no desire to drink with him or any other Russian son of a bitch. Translator: [Nervous] I can't tell him that! Patton: Tell him, every word. Translator: [In Russian] He says he will not drink with you or any Russian son of a bitch. Russian general: [In Russian] Tell him he is a son of a bitch, too. Now! Translator: [Very nervous] He says he thinks you are a son of a bitch, too. Patton: [Laughing] All right. All right, tell him I'll drink to that; one son of a bitch to another.