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some Bay Area
Variety
The
Aisle Seat
Mike Newell
Two Arabs boarded a flight out of London. One took a window seat and the
other sat next to him in the middle seat. Just before takeoff, a Marine sat
down in the aisle seat.
After takeoff, the Marine kicked his shoes off, wiggled his toes and was
settling in when the Arab in the window seat said, 'I need to get up and get
a coke.' 'Don't get up,' said the Marine, 'I'm in the aisle seat, I'll get
it for you.'
As soon as he left, one of the Arabs picked up the Marines shoe and spat in
it. When the Marine returned with the coke, the other Arab said,'That looks
good, I'd really like one, too.'
Again, the Marine obligingly went to fetch it.
While he was gone the other Arab picked up the Marines other shoe and spat
in it. When the Marine returned, they all sat back and enjoyed the flight.
As the plane was landing, the Marine slipped his feet into his shoes and
knew immediately what had happened.
'Why does it have to be this way?' he asked the two Arabs. 'How long must
this go on? This fighting between our nations? This hatred? This animosity?
This spitting in shoes and peeing
in cokes?'
THE MARINES WILL ALWAYS WIN HOOOORAH!
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