Be more....
...tactful...next time OK?
The Captain called the Sergeant in. "Sarge, I just got a telegram that Smith's mother died yesterday. Better go tell him and send him in to see me." So the Sergeant calls for his morning formation and lines up all the troops. "Listen up, men," says the Sergeant. "Johnson report to Personnel to sign some papers. The rest of you men report to the Motor Pool for maintenance.
Oh, by the way, Smith, your mother died, report to the commander."
Later that day the Captain called the Sergeant into his office. "Hey, Sarge, that was a pretty cold way to inform Smith his mother died. Couldn't you be a bit more tactful, next time?" "Yes, sir," answered the Sarge.
A few months later, the Captain called the Sergeant in again with, "Sarge, I just got a telegram that James mother died. You'd better go tell him and send him in to see me.
This time be more tactful."
So the Sergeant calls for his morning formation. "Ok, men, fall in and listen up." "Everybody with a mother, take two steps forward... not so fast, James!"
It is interesting how long-lived jokes can be. This joke was going around when I was in junior high, and I am almost 80 years old.
Beowulf wrote:
It is interesting how long-lived jokes can be. This joke was going around when I was in junior high, and I am almost 80 years old.
That you are able to remember that far back is to appreciated. Congrats SIR!
sumo
Loc: Houston suburb
Beowulf wrote:
It is interesting how long-lived jokes can be. This joke was going around when I was in junior high, and I am almost 80 years old.
Ditto to Beowulf. I too am 80 and remember this story from years and years ago. I can remember jr hi. I just don’t remember yesterday
sumo wrote:
Ditto to Beowulf. I too am 80 and remember this story from years and years ago. I can remember jr hi. I just don’t remember yesterday
Why? What happened yesterday?
Beowulf wrote:
It is interesting how long-lived jokes can be. This joke was going around when I was in junior high, and I am almost 80 years old.
Um, does that mean that you JUST finished high school last year?
(Ducking!)
It’s likely that when it was first told the sergeant was a DI in Caveman Bootcamp. But it’s still funny🤪
Johnny Carson once did a bit where he was a comedian who was told he had to cut his act short because of time constraints. He thought all his jokes were great and couldn’t decide which jokes to take out so he just used the punchlines. Carson’s audience got every one of them.
Yes, definitely more tactful.
DIRTY HARRY wrote:
Why? What happened yesterday?
They say that memory is the second thing we lose as we age.
Don't ask me what is first, I can't remember.
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