THE GENERAL WENT OUT TO FIND THAT NONE OF HIS G.I's WERE THERE. ONE FINALLY RAN UP, PANTING HEAVILY.
" Sorry sir! I can explain, you see I had a date and it ran a little late. I ran to the bus but missed it. I hailed a cab but it broke down. Found a farm, Bought a horse but it dropped dead. Ran 10 miles, and now I'm here."
THE GENERAL WAS VERY SKEPTICAL ABOUT THIS EXPLANATION, BUT AT LEAST HE WAS HERE SO HE LET THE G.I. GO.
Moments later, eight more G.I.'s came up to the General panting and he ask each of them individually why they are late.
" Sorry sir! I had a date, it ran a little late. I ran to the bus but missed it, I hailed a cab but it broke down. Found a farm, bought a horse but it dropped dead, ran 10 miles, and now I'm here."
THE GENERAL EYED THEM ALL, FEELING VERY SKEPTICAL, BUT SINCE HE'D LET THE FIRST GUY GO, HE LET THEM GO, TOO.
A TENTH G.I JOGGED UP TO THE GENERAL, PANTING HEAVILY.
" Sorry sir! I had a date and it ran a little late, I ran to the bus but missed it, I hailed a cab but....."
" let me guess," THE GENERAL INTERRUPTED, " It broke down."
"No," said the G.I. " there were so many dead horses in the road, it took forever to get around them."