belgareth
03-29-2003, 07:53 AM
> > The train was very crowded, so the soldier walked the length of the
> > train, looking for an empty seat. The only unoccupied seat was
> > directly adjacent to a well dressed middle aged lady and was being
> > used by her little dog. The war weary soldier asked, \"Please, ma\'am,
> > may I sit in that seat?\" The French woman looked down her nose at
> > the soldier, sniffed and said,
> > \"You Americans. You are such a rude class of people.
> > Can\'t you see my
> > Little Fife is using that seat?\" The soldier walked
> > away, determined to find a place to rest, but after another trip down to
> > the end of the train, found himself again facing the woman with the
> > dog. Again he asked, \"Please, lady. May I sit there? I\'m very
> > tired.\" The French woman wrinkled her nose and snorted, \"You Americans!
> > Not
> > only are you rude, you are also arrogant. Imagine!\" The soldier didn\'t
> > say anything else;
> > he leaned over, picked up the little dog, tossed it
> > out the window of the train and sat down in the empty seat. The woman
> > shrieked and railed,and demanded someone defend her and chastise the
> > soldier. An English gentleman sitting across the aisle spoke up, \"You
> > know, sir, you Americans do seem to have a penchant for doing the
> > wrong thing. You eat holding the fork in the wrong hand. You drive your
> > autos on the wrong side of the road. And now, sir, you\'ve thrown the
> > wrong bitch out the window.
> > train, looking for an empty seat. The only unoccupied seat was
> > directly adjacent to a well dressed middle aged lady and was being
> > used by her little dog. The war weary soldier asked, \"Please, ma\'am,
> > may I sit in that seat?\" The French woman looked down her nose at
> > the soldier, sniffed and said,
> > \"You Americans. You are such a rude class of people.
> > Can\'t you see my
> > Little Fife is using that seat?\" The soldier walked
> > away, determined to find a place to rest, but after another trip down to
> > the end of the train, found himself again facing the woman with the
> > dog. Again he asked, \"Please, lady. May I sit there? I\'m very
> > tired.\" The French woman wrinkled her nose and snorted, \"You Americans!
> > Not
> > only are you rude, you are also arrogant. Imagine!\" The soldier didn\'t
> > say anything else;
> > he leaned over, picked up the little dog, tossed it
> > out the window of the train and sat down in the empty seat. The woman
> > shrieked and railed,and demanded someone defend her and chastise the
> > soldier. An English gentleman sitting across the aisle spoke up, \"You
> > know, sir, you Americans do seem to have a penchant for doing the
> > wrong thing. You eat holding the fork in the wrong hand. You drive your
> > autos on the wrong side of the road. And now, sir, you\'ve thrown the
> > wrong bitch out the window.