Who's got a job for a general when he stops being a general? They all get a job, but a general no one hires.

generals

13 seconds sound clip from the White Christmas (1954) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 01:43:48 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

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- Bob's got a special message tonight for all you guys who were a part of the 151st Division.

- It's about someone who's very close to all of us, and he's gonna tell you about it in his own special way. Bob?

- Thanks, Eddy.

- When the war was over, why, there were jobs galore for the GI Josephs who were in the war.

- But for generals things were not so grand and it's not so hard to understand.

- What can you do with a general when he stops being a general? Oh, what can you do with a general who retires?

- Who's got a job for a general when he stops being a general? They all get a job, but a general no one hires.

- They fill his chest with medals while he's across the foam and they spread the crimson carpet when he comes marching home.

- The next day someone hollers when he comes into view 'Here comes the general'. And they all say, 'General who?'

- They're delighted that he came, but they can't recall his name.

- Nobody thinks of assigning him when they stop wining and dining him.

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