With D-Day in Mind, a Little British Humour - GI on a Train
Jun 7, 2015 14:49:11 #
An exhausted American soldier, on a much needed furlough, has just gotten on a train to London. The train is very crowded, so the soldier walks the length of the train, looking for an empty seat. The only unoccupied seat is directly adjacent to a well-dressed middle-aged French lady but it is occupied by her little Poodle. The war weary soldier asked,
"Please, Ma'am, might I trouble you for that seat?"
The French woman looked down her nose at the soldier, sniffed and said,
"You Americans. You are such a rude lot. Can you not see my Little Fifi is using that seat?"
The soldier, not wanting to cause a scene, walked away. Determined to find a place to rest, he makes another trip down to the end of the train. Unfortunately, he again finds himself facing the French woman with the dog. Again he asks,
"Please, lady. May I sit there? I'm very tired."
The French woman wrinkled her nose and snorted,
"You Americans! Not only are you rude, you are also arrogant. Imagine!"
The soldier doesn't say another word; he just leans over, picks up the raggedy little dog and tosses it out the window of the train. He then collapses into the empty seat.
The woman shrieks and rails, demanding that someone defend her and chastise this soldier.
An older English gentleman sitting across the aisle eloquently 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 the window!!"
"Please, Ma'am, might I trouble you for that seat?"
The French woman looked down her nose at the soldier, sniffed and said,
"You Americans. You are such a rude lot. Can you not see my Little Fifi is using that seat?"
The soldier, not wanting to cause a scene, walked away. Determined to find a place to rest, he makes another trip down to the end of the train. Unfortunately, he again finds himself facing the French woman with the dog. Again he asks,
"Please, lady. May I sit there? I'm very tired."
The French woman wrinkled her nose and snorted,
"You Americans! Not only are you rude, you are also arrogant. Imagine!"
The soldier doesn't say another word; he just leans over, picks up the raggedy little dog and tosses it out the window of the train. He then collapses into the empty seat.
The woman shrieks and rails, demanding that someone defend her and chastise this soldier.
An older English gentleman sitting across the aisle eloquently 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 the window!!"
Jun 7, 2015 15:14:26 #
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