"Killing is our business, and business is good"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Bumper sticker (2004): "Monkey is my business and business is good!"

JL

Bapopik at AOL.COM wrote:
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KILLING IS OUR BUSINESS + BUSINESS IS GOOD--202 Google hits, 18 Google
Groups hits
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My sister came back from vacation, so I called her. She said she was on
another line and would call me back. I thought I just wait and watch "Law &
Order." And another "Law & Order." And another "Law & Order." And I'm wondering,
how many people have to die??
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On one "Law & Order," a suspect had a "business is good" tat on one arm.
"Business is good?" remarked Jerry Orbach. "Was he working for the Chamber of
Commerce?"
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It was later found that this personal was in this military. What "tat" is on
the other arm of military men? "Killing is our business."
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I've heard this before, but I can't find many hits. Is it a quote from
Patton?


(GOOGLE)
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_From Vietnam to Iraq, by Edward S. Herman_
(http://musictravel.free.fr/political/political35.htm)
... (Second best is the words of the banner hung over the Vietnam military
camp run
by General George Patton Jr.: "Killing is our business, and business is
good."). ...
musictravel.free.fr/political/political35.htm - 23k - _Cached_
(http://64.233.161.104/search?q=cache:EGFHVV9OyBMJ:musictravel.free.fr/political/political35
.htm+"killing+is+our+business"+and+"business+is+good"&hl=en&ie=UTF-8) -
_Similar pages_
(http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&c2coff=1&q=related:musictravel.free.fr/political/political35.htm)
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(GOOGLE GROUPS)
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_From Vietnam to Iraq_
(http://groups-beta.google.com/group/soc.culture.iraq/browse_frm/thread/d91434e07f4f4120/1d8f4793556b3283?q="killing+is+our+business"
+and+"business+is+good"&_done=/groups?q="killing+is+our+business"+and+"busines
s+is+good"&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&c2coff=1&sa=N&tab=wg&&_doneTitle=Back+to+Search&
&d#1d8f4793556b3283)
... best is the words of the banner hung over the Vietnam military camp run
by General
George Patton Jr.: "Killing is our business, and business is good.") In the
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_soc.culture.iraq_ (http://groups-beta.google.com/group/soc.culture.iraq) -
Apr 30 2003, 8:34 pm by Dan Clore - 2 messages - 2 authors
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COMPLETELY OFF TOPIC:
WHERE DID BARRY POPIK EAT?

It was another perfect day for walking. I've essentially walked all of the
recent Time Out New York's "Cheap Streets for Cheap Eats."
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_http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2004/10/25/chock_full_of_tasty_goodness.php
_
(http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2004/10/25/chock_full_of_tasty_goodness.php)
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On Sunday, I did Arthur Avenue in the Bronx, 116th Street in Manhattan, and
Manhattan Avenue in Greenpoint (above the BQE this time). I ate at the praised
OTT (Authentic Thai Cuisine), 970 Manhattan Avenue, and too many Arthur
Avenue bakeries.
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Addeo's Bakery, 3352 Arthur Avenue, proudly declares "The original pane di
casa." The original house bread??


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