Thanks to Mom F. in Maine who sent us this great joke!
A young Army officer was severely wounded in the head by
a grenade, but the only visible, permanent injury was that both of his ears
were amputated. Since his remaining hearing was sufficient, he remained
in the Army.
Many years later he eventually rose to the rank of Major
General. He was, however, very sensitive about his appearance. One day the
General was interviewing three servicemen who were candidates for his
headquarters staff.
The first was a Captain, a tactical helicopter pilot, and
it was a great interview. At the end of the interview the General asked him,
'Do you notice anything different about me?'
The young
officer answered, 'Why, yes, Sir, I couldn't help but notice that you have no
ears.'
The general was
displeased with his lack of tact and threw him out.
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| I just thought this was a cute military pic! |
The second
interview was with a Navy Lieutenant, and he was even better. The General then
asked him the same question, 'Do you notice
anything different about me?' He replied sheepishly,
'Well, sir, you
have no ears.' The General threw him out also.
The third
interview was with an old Sergeant Major, an Infantryman and staff-trained NCO.
He was smart, articulate, fit, looked sharp, and seemed to know more than the
two officers combined.
The General
liked this guy, and went ahead with the same question, 'Do you notice anything
different about me?' To his surprise the Sergeant Major said, 'Yes, sir, you
wear contact lenses.'
The General was
very impressed and thought, 'What an incredibly observant NCO, and he didn't
mention my ears.' He asked, 'Sergeant Major, how did you know I wear contacts?'
'Well, sir,'
the soldier replied, 'it's pretty hard to wear glasses with no f*****g ears.'
