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Wednesday, 15 December 2010 |
The Captain called the
Sergeant in. "Sarge, I just got a telegram. Private Jones' 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 the mess hall for KP. Smith, report to
Personnel to sign some papers. The rest of you men report to the Motor Pool for
maintenance. Oh by the way, Jones, 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 Jones 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. Private McGrath's 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, McGRATH!"
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