In Charge

"In Charge"

Charley, a new retiree greeter at Wal-Mart, just
could not seem to get to work on time. Every day
he was five, 10, sometimes 15 minutes late.
Nevertheless, he was a good worker, really tidy,
clean-shaven, sharp minded and a real credit to
the company and obviously demonstrating their
"Older Person Friendly" policies.

One day the boss was in a real quandary about
how to deal with it. Finally, he called him into the
office for a talk. "Charley, I have to tell you, I like
your work ethic, you do a bang on job, but you are
being late so often is quite bothersome."

"Yes, I know boss, and I am working on it."

"Well good, you are a team player. That is what I
like to hear. It is odd though, you are coming in
late. I know you are retired from the Armed Forces.
What did they say if you came in late there?"

"They said, 'Good morning, General. Tea or coffee
this morning, sir?'"

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"Change"

The buzzword of this election is "CHANGE." Candidates
toss it around without saying what they want to change

Ten years ago, there was an old tale in the Marine Corps
about a lieutenant who inspected his Marines and told
the "Gunny" that they smelled bad. The lieutenant
suggested that they change their underwear.

The "Gunny" responded, "Aye, aye, sir. I will see to it
immediately.

" He went into the tent and said, "The
lieutenant thinks you guys smell bad, and he wants
you to change your underwear. Smith, you change
with Jones, McCarthy, you change with Witkowskie,
Brown, you change with Schultz"

"Change, now get on with it."

A candidate may promise change in Washington
but the stink remains.
Received on Mon May 12 00:32:09 2008