"Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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> On Mon 25 Aug 2008 04:07:41p, Paul M. Cook told us...
>
>>
>> "ChattyCathy" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> The Marine and The French Woman
>>>
>>> The train was packed, and the U.S. Marine walked the entire length
>>> looking for a seat, but a well-dressed, Middle-aged, French woman's
>>> poodle was sitting in the only seat remaining.
>>>
>>> The weary Marine asked, 'Ma'am, may I have that seat?'
>>>
>>> The French woman just sniffed and said to no one in
>>> particular,'Americans are so rude. My little Fifi is using that seat.'
>>>
>>> The Marine walked the entire train again, but the only seat left was
>>> under that dog.
>>>
>>> 'Please, ma'am. May I have that seat? I'm very tired.'
>>>
>>> She snorted, 'Not only are you Americans rude, you are also arrogant!'
>>>
>>> This time the Marine didn't say another word; he just picked up the
>>> little dog, tossed it out the train window, and sat down.
>>>
>>> The woman shrieked, 'Someone must defend my honor! Put this American in
>>> his place!'
>>>
>>> An English gentleman sitting nearby spoke up,'Sir, you Americans seem to
>>> have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You hold the fork in the
>>> wrong hand, you drive your vehicles on the wrong side of the
>>> road........ And now, Sir, you seem to have thrown the wrong bitch out
>>> the window.'
>>
>>
>> Really bad joke. Gratuitous animal cruelty doesn't work as joke
> material.
>> Won't be passing that one around.
>>
>> Paul
>
> Geez, Paul, it's just a joke. It's not like it actually happened or would
> happen.


Hey, I'm cool but it's just very poor taste. Why does the man have to be a
Marine, anyway? Are they just supposed to be ruthless killers? It just
sounds like something you'd read in Soldier of Fortune or Hustler.

Paul