French

[Art]

DO THE RIGHT THING!


The train was quite crowded, so the U. S. Marine walked the entire
length looking for a seat, but the only seat left was taken by a well-
dressed middle-aged French woman's poodle. The war-weary
Marine asked, "Ma'am, may I have that seat?"

The French woman just sniffed and said to no one in particular,
"Americans are so rude. My little Fifi is using that seat."

The Marine walked the entire train again, but the only seat left
was under that dog.

"Please, ma'am. May I sit down? I'm very tired."
She snorted, "Not only are you Americans rude, you are also
arrogant!"

This time the Marine didn't say a word, he just picked up the
little dog, tossed it out the train window, and sat down. The woman
shrieked, "Someone must defend my honor! Put this American in
his place!"

An English gentleman sitting nearby spoke up, "Sir, you Americans
often seem to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You hold
the fork in the wrong hand. You drive your autos on the wrong side
of the road.

And now, sir, you've thrown the wrong ***** out the window