Chuckle 3771
(Today’s Chuckle thanks go to Keith K of Florence OR)
~Why Marines Are Always Honest~ (Plus:
today in history, word for the day, today’s horoscope, Maxine and Herman)
Angelina Jolie
One day, while a crusty old Marine was cutting the branch
off a tree high above a river, his ax fell into the water. When he cursed out
loud, the Lord appeared and asked, "Why are you fussing?"
The Marine replied that his ax had
fallen into water, and he needed the ax to supplement his meager pension. The
Lord went down into the water and reappeared with a golden ax. "Is this
your ax?" the Lord asked.
The Marine replied, "No."
The Lord again went down and came up with
a silver ax. "Is this your Ax?" the Lord asked.
Again, he replied, "No Lord."
The Lord went down again and came
up with an iron ax. "Is this your Ax?" the Lord asked. The Marine
replied, "Yes."
The Lord was pleased with his
honesty and gave him all three axes to keep, and he went home happy.
Sometime later the Marine was
walking with his wife along the river bank, and his wife fell into the river.
When he cried out, the Lord again appeared and asked him, "Why are you
crying?" "Oh Lord, my wife has fallen into the
water!"
The Lord went down into the
water and came up with Angelina Jolie. "Is this your wife?" the Lord
asked. "Yup that's her!" cried the Marine.
The Lord was furious. "You lied!
That is an untruth!"
The Marine replied, "Oh, forgive me Lord. It is a
misunderstanding. You see, if I had said 'no' to Angelina Jolie, You would have
come up with Cameron Diaz.
Then if I said 'no' to her, You
would have come up with my woman. Had I then said 'yes,' you would have given
me all three. And Lord, I am an old man not able to take care of all three
women in a way that they deserve, that's why I said yes to Angelina
Jolie."
And God was pleased.
The moral of this story is: Whenever a Marine lies, it
is for a good and honorable reason, and only for the benefit of others!
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Maxine
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Herman