A Bad Impression
Six people were travelling in a compartment on a train。 Five of them were quiet and well behaved, but the sixth was a rude young man who was causing a lot of trouble to the other passengers。
At last this young man got out at a station with his two heavy bags。 None of the other passengers helped him, but one of them waited until the rude young man was very far away and then opened the window and shouted to him, "You left something behind in the compartment!" Then he closed the window again。
The young man truned around and hurried back with his two bags。 He was very tired when he arrived, but he shouted through the window, "What did I leave behind?"
As the train began to move again, the passenger who had called him back opened the window and said, "A very bad impression!"
Creative
Applying for my first job, I realized I had to be creative in listing my few qualifications。
Asked about additional schooling and training, I answered truthfully that I had spent three years in computer programming classes。
I got the job。
I had neglected to mention that I took the same course for three years before I passed。
Speed Limit
The British RAF base where I was stationed as part of a contingent of USAF personnel had one narrow road winding through the crowded residential area。
After a rash of minor vehicle pedestrian accidents, the USAF commander decided to reduce the speed limit to three m。p。h。
Shortly after the new limit was posted, an MP sergeant issued a speeding citation to a jeep driver for going five m。p。
h。 I was curious to know how the MP had determined the jeep's speed so exactly。 "I was jogging to get to the PX before it closed," he explained, "and as I passed the jeep, I noticed that the speedometer read five m。
p。h。"
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