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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span class=EmailStyle20><font
size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Sent to me by a former fighter pilot and current automotive
writer from my car group.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Seems somehow
appropriate today…<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.0in'><span class=EmailStyle20><font
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size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial'>RS<o:p></o:p></span></font></span></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Old but gold.</span></font><font
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.0in;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>Three men
are sitting stiffly side by side on a long commercial flight. </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>After
they're airborne and the plane has leveled off, the man in the window <br>
seat abruptly says, distinctly and confidently, in a loud voice, "Admiral,
<br>
United States Navy, retired. Married, two sons, both surgeons." </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>After a few
minutes the man in the aisle seat states through a tight lipped <br>
smile, "Admiral, United States Coast Guard, retired. Married, two sons, <br>
both judges." </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>After some
thought, the fellow in the center seat decides to introduce himself. <br>
With a twinkle in his eye he proclaims, "Master Chief, United States Navy,
<br>
retired. Never married, two sons, both Admirals." </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>-----------------------------------------------------------------------
<br>
During training exercises, the lieutenant who was driving down a muddy backroad
<br>
encountered another car stuck in the mud with a red-faced colonel at the wheel.
</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>"Your
jeep stuck, sir?" asked the lieutenant as he pulled alongside. </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>"Nope,"
replied the colonel, coming over and handing him the keys,"Yours is."
</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>------------------------------------------------------------------
<br>
Having just moved into his new office, a pompous, new colonel was sitting at
his desk <br>
when an airman knocked on the door. Conscious of his new position, the colonel <br>
quickly picked up the phone, told the airman to enter, then said into the
phone, <br>
"Yes, General, I'll be seeing him this afternoon and I'll pass along your
message. <br>
In the meantime, thank you for your good wishes, sir." </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>Feeling as
though he had sufficiently impressed the young enlisted man, he asked, <br>
"What do you want?" </span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>"Nothing
important, sir," the airman replied, "I'm just here to hook up your
telephone." </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>-----------------------------------------------------------------
<br>
Officer: "Soldier, do you have change for a dollar?" </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>Soldier:"Sure,
buddy." </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>Officer:
"That's no way to address an officer! Now let's try it again. </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>Soldier. Do
you have change for a dollar?" </span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>Soldier:
"No, SIR!" </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>-----------------------------------------------------------------
<br>
Q: How do you know if there is a fighter pilot at your party? <br>
A: He'll tell you. </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>Q: What's
the difference between God and fighter pilots? <br>
A: God doesn't think he's a fighter pilot. </span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>Q: What's
the difference between a fighter pilot and a jet engine? <br>
A: The jet engine stops whining when the plane shuts down. </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>------------------------------------------------------------------
<br>
An Air Force Chief Master Sergeant and a General were sitting in the
barbershop. <br>
They were both just getting finished with their shaves, when the barbers
reached <br>
for some after-shave to slap on their faces. </span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>The General
shouted, "Hey, don't put that stuff on me! My wife will think I've been <br>
in a whorehouse!" </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>The Chief
turned to his barber and said, "Go ahead and put <br>
it on me. My wife doesn't know what the inside of a whorehouse smells
like." </span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;
mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>------------------------------------------------------------------
<br>
"Well," snarled the tough old Navy Chief to the bewildered Seaman,
"I suppose <br>
after you get discharged from the Navy, you'll just be waiting for me to die so
you <br>
can come and pee on my grave." </span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>"No
sir, after I get out of the Navy I am never going to stand in line again!"
</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>------------------------------------------------------------------
<br>
The elderly American gentleman arrived in Paris by plane. At French Customs, he
<br>
fumbled for his passport. </span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>"You've
been to France before, monsieur?" the customs officer asked sarcastically.
</span></font><font color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>The old
gent admitted that he had been to France previously. </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>"Zen,
you should know enough to 'ave your passport ready for inspection." </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>The
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color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p style='margin-right:1.0in;margin-left:1.0in'><font size=3 color="#333333"
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>"Impossible.
You Americans always 'ave to show your passports on arrival in France!" </span></font><font
color=black><span style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:#333333'>The
American senior quietly explained, <br>
"Well, when I came ashore at Omaha Beach on D-Day in '44, I couldn't find
any <br>
Frenchmen to show it to." </span></font><font color=black><span
style='color:black;mso-color-alt:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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