Radio reporter says, "You're welcome." (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Jonathan Lighter]

"You bet" was heard also on Fox News two or three years ago and presumably
now as well.

JL

On Fri, Apr 8, 2011 at 10:09 AM, Mullins, Bill AMRDEC <
Bill.Mullins at us.army.mil> wrote:

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> Juli Niemann, a financial analyst with Smith Moore & Co. (St. Louis
> investment firm) who does regular commentary on Marketplace Morning
> Edition (public radio) always responds to "Thank You" with "You Bet."
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> > When the NPR anchor (Corva Coleman, maybe?) thanked David Kestenbaum
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> > report on a referendum in Iceland, he said, "You're welcome."
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