Psycho-Babble Medication Thread 25893

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sometimes a change of pace can be good

Posted by sherry on March 4, 2000, at 11:07:53

I mean to offend no one; only to add a little humor to your day

An American soldier, serving in World War II, had just returned from
> > > several weeks of intense action on the German front lines. He had
> finally
> > > been granted R&R and was on a train bound for London.
> > >
> > > The train was very crowded, so the soldier walked the length of the
> > > train, looking for an empty seat. The only unoccupied seat was
directly
> > > adjacent to a well dressed middle aged lady and was being used by her
> > > little dog. The war weary soldier asked, "Please, ma'am, may I sit in
> that
> > > seat?"
> > >
> > > The English woman looked down her nose at the soldier, sniffed and
said,
> > > "You
> > > Americans. You are such a rude class of people. Can't you see my
little
> > > Fifi is using that seat?"
> > >
> > > The soldier walked away, determined to find a place to rest, but
after
> > > another trip down to the end of the train, found himself again facing
> the
> > > woman with the dog.
> > > Again he asked, "Please, lady. May I sit there? I'm very tired." The
> > > English woman wrinkled her nose and snorted, "You Americans! Not only
> are
> > > you rude, you are also arrogant. Imagine!"
> > >
> > > The soldier didn't say anything else. He leaned over, picked up the
> > > little dog, tossed it out the window of the train and sat down in the
> > > empty seat.
> > >
> > > The woman shrieked and demanded that someone defend her and chastise
the
> > > soldier.
> > > An English gentleman sitting across the aisle spoke up, "You know,
sir,
> > > you Americans do seem to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing.
You
> > > eat holding the fork in the wrong hand. You drive your autos on the
> wrong
> > > side of the road.
> > > And now, sir, you've thrown the wrong bitch out of the window."
>
>

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