Please Note: All characters in this joke are fictional and any resemblanceis unintentional.
An American soldier, serving in World War II, had just returned from severalweeks of intense action on the German front lines. He had finally beengranted R&R and was on a train bound for London. The train was very crowded,so the soldier walked the length of the train, looking for an empty seat.
The only unoccupied seat was directly adjacent to a well-dressed middle-agedlady and was being used by her little dog. The war weary soldier asked,"Please, ma’am, may I sit in that seat?"
The English woman looked down her nose at the soldier, sniffed and said,"You Americans. You are such a rude class of people. Can’t you see my littleFifi is using that seat?"
The soldier walked away, determined to find a place to rest, but afteranother trip down to the end of the train, found himself again facing thewoman with the dog.
Again he asked, "Please, lady. May I sit there? I’m very tired."
The English woman wrinkled her nose and snorted, "You Americans! Not onlyare you rude, you are also arrogant. Imagine!"
The soldier didn’t say anything else; he leaned over, picked up the littledog, tossed it out the window of the train and sat down in the empty seat.
The woman shrieked and railed, and demanded that someone defend her andchastise the soldier.
An English gentleman sitting across the aisle spoke up, "You know, sir, youAmericans do seem to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You eatholding the fork in the wrong hand. You drive your autos on the wrong sideof the road. And now, sir, you’ve thrown the wrong bitch out the window."