RE:Sometimes I absolutely hate what I do Think you have a crummy job? Here's my favorite "Humor in Uniform" story from Readers Digest (which, coincidentally, was run again in the latest issue, but the original was much funnier):
An Air Force plane stopped in Greenland to re-fuel, and to have the toilets emptied. The fueling went smoothly, but there was a delay waiting for the toilet-service truck. Finally, the truck arrived, very late. A private, in a wrinkled uniform and needing a shave, climbed out, and nonchalantly went about his job.
The plane's CO, a bird colonel, blew his top. He ran down onto the tarmac to confront this slacker. He was about 10 seconds into his diatribe before the kid interrupted him:
"Look, Colonel, I've got no stripes, so you can't bust me. And I'm emptying latrines. In Greenland. Now, what are you going to do to me?"
The colonel thought about it for a second, then said, "Nothing, I guess," and without another word he turned around and got back on his airplane. |