Travel Companions

"Travel Companions"

Three men are sitting stiffly side by side on a
long commercial flight. After they're airborne
and the plane has leveled off, the man in the
window seat abruptly says, distinctly and
confidently, in a low voice, "General, United States
Army, retired. Married, two sons, both surgeons."

After a few minutes the man in the aisle seat states
through a tightlipped smile, "General, United States
Air Force, retired. Married, two sons, both judges."

After some thought, the fellow in the center seat
decides to introduce himself. With a twinkle in his
eye, he proclaims, "Master Gunnery Sergeant,
United States Marine Corps, retired. Never married,
two sons, both Generals!!!"

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"The Truth"

A college student at a recent college football game
challenged a senior citizen sitting next to him, saying
it was impossible for their generation to understand
this:

"You grew up in a different world," the student said,
loud enough for the whole crowd to hear. "Today we
have television, jet planes, space travel, man has
walked on the Moon, our spaceships have visited Mars,
we even have nuclear energy, electric and hydrogen
cars, computers with light-speed processing ... and
uh ....."

Taking advantage of a pause in the student's litany, the
senior citizen said, "You're right. We didn't have those
things when we were young; so we invented them, you
little twit! What are *you* doing for the next generation???"
Received on Thu Jun 23 09:23:14 2005