It was a dark, stormy, night. The Marine was
on
his first assignment, and it was guard duty. A General stepped
out
taking his dog for a walk. The nervous young Private snapped to
attention,
made a perfect
salute, and snapped out, ''Sir, Good
Evening, Sir!''
The General, out for some relaxation, returned the
salute and said
''Good evening soldier, nice night, isn't
it?''
Well it wasn't a nice night, but the Private wasn't going to
disagree
with the General, so the he saluted again and replied, ''Sir,
Yes
Sir!''
The General continued, ''You know there's something
about a stormy
night that I find soothing, it's really relaxing.
Don't you agree?''
The Private didn't agree, but then the
private was just a private, and
responded, ''Sir, Yes Sir!''
The
General, pointing at the dog, ''This is a Golden Retriever, the
best
type of dog to train.''
The Private glanced at the dog, saluted
yet again, and said, ''Sir, Yes
Sir!''
The General continued
''I got this dog for my wife.''
The Private simply said, ''Good
trade, Sir!''