Another gem from friend Dave, a.k.a RiceBurnerSantaFe.
The train was quite crowded, and a U. S.
Marine walked the entire length looking
for a seat. There seemed to be one next to
a well-dressed, middle-aged, French woman,
but when he got there, he saw it was taken
by the woman's poodle. The war-weary
Marine asked, "Ma'am, may I have that
seat?"
The French woman 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 available was under
that dog. "Please, ma'am. May I sit
down? I'm very tired."
She snorted, "Not only are you Americans
rude, you are also arrogant!" This time
the Marine didn't say a 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 autos on the wrong side of the
road. And now, sir, you seem to have
thrown the wrong !@#$% out the window."
