Marine
White Hat MP
thought I'd share it with you guys/gals!
Subject: A Marine ....
The retired Marine officer had been out of military service for several years.
He had established a furniture store in his home town and was doing quite well.
.. He decided to expand the lines he carried by adding some expensive French
furniture he knew no one else in town carried. He scheduled a buying trip to
France.
The Marine's first day in Paris was very successful and he found a number of
pieces he thought he could profitably sell back home. After the
arrangements were made to begin shipping this furniture back home to the USA,
he decided to celebrate with a glass of wine in a small sidewalk cafe. The
place was jammed, but he managed to find an empty table.
Just about the time his wine arrived, a beautiful girl came by and motioned to
the empty chair at his table with a questioning look on her face. He assumed
she wanted to sit with him and nodded his head "yes."
The girl sat down with him. The girl tried to talk to him, but, alas, he
understood not one word of French. He tried to talk to her, but, alas, she
understood not
one word of English. He had an idea. He took a napkin and drew a wine glass and
a question mark. She nodded her head "yes."
They sat quietly enjoying their wine. When it was just about finished, the
Marine realized it was nearly time for dinner. He took another napkin and drew
a picture of two people at a table eating dinner. She nodded her head "yes"
and took him by the hand. She led him down the street to a very nice
restaurant. They went in.
The girl spoke with the head waiter and they were seated in a quiet corner
where they could hear the band playing and see the dance floor. The Marine
could not read the menu since it was in French, so he allowed the girl to order
for him. The food was excellent and the couple thoroughly enjoyed it.
After dinner, the Marine took a napkin and drew a picture of a couple dancing.
She nodded her head "yes" and they danced to every song the band played,
whether fast or slow. When the band quit playing and began to pack away their
instruments, the couple returned to their table.
The girl took a napkin and reached for the Marine's pen. He handed it to her
and she drew a picture of a four poster bed.
The Marine is still wondering to this day how she knew he was in the furniture
business!
Bill, D/Sgt (Acting)
"Suppose there was an idiot ... And suppose there was a liberal
... But I repeat myself."
Jesse
White Hat MP
I used a part of that Gunny's lines in a Powerpoint presentation in one of my
courses. We had to design a system and "sell" it to a supposed customer and
present it to the whole class. I was the only one who used PowerPoint and it
was complete with dramatic music (USMC Hymm, James Bond score, etc) and
narrated.
The "Gunny's" lines were right after the Marine Corps Hymm and it DID get the
attention of the youngsters in the course... gave everyone a good laugh and the
professor about fell outta her chair!! However, I did get the class votes for
the 5 extra bonus points!! :)
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Cecelia Medbery
Cecelia