"Carabinieri" jokes

[hplabs!luigi]

"Carabinieri" are a special section of Italian police. About
95% of Italian "ethnic" jokes are about them. We also tell a
few about Germans.

To help you out with the hierarchy, these are the major ranks:

Recluta - lowest rank
Appuntato - About the same as Recluta, but with a title.
Brigadiere - In charge of a few Reclute.
Maresciallo - Like a Brigadiere, but with a higher title.
Comandante - Fairly high rank. Usually knows a good number of carabinieri
jokes.

Anyway, here are a few carabineri jokes:

A carabiniere is walking nervously up and down the office, smoking one
cigarette after the other. Another carabiniere, sitting at his desk,
asks him: "What's the matter, brigadiere?"
"Oh, shut up, appuntato, and leave me alone. I have my blood test
tomorrow, and I haven't studied!"

The comandante calls in the maresciallo and tells him: "Maresciallo,
I have just been informed that recluta Rossi's mother has died.
Please let him know, but be tactful and discreet."
"Allright, Comandante." The Maresciallo has all the troops line
up in the compound. "Troops, ATT-ENTION!" he says. And then:
"Those of you who have a mother, step forward!"
"ROSSI, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU GOING?!"

Do you know the one about the carabiniere who during his vacation
locked his car with the keys inside it?
It took him 45 minutes to get his wife and kids out of the car.

Luigi Semenzato - HP Labs