'Smithers'
In the great days of the British Empire, a new commanding
officer was sent to a jungle outpost to relieve the retiring colonel.
After welcoming his replacement and showing the usual
courtesies that protocol decrees (gin and tonic, cucumber
sandwiches etc) the retiring colonel said, "You must meet my
adjutant, Captain Smithers, he's my right-hand man, he's
really the strength of this office. His talent is simply
boundless."
Smithers was summoned and introduced to the new CO, who was surprised
to meet a humpbacked, one eyed, toothless, hairless, scabbed and
pockmarked specimen of humanity, and only three feet tall.
"Smithers, old man, tell your new CO about yourself.
"Well, sir, I graduated with honours from Sandhurst, joined the
regiment and won the Military Cross and Bar after three expeditions
behind enemy lines. Ive represented Great Britain in equestrian
events, and won a Silver Medal in the middleweight division of the
Olympics. I have researched the history of....."
Here the colonel interrupted, "Yes, yes, never mind that Smithers,
he can find all that in your file.
Tell him about the day you told the witch doctor to f**k off!!!"
In the great days of the British Empire, a new commanding
officer was sent to a jungle outpost to relieve the retiring colonel.
After welcoming his replacement and showing the usual
courtesies that protocol decrees (gin and tonic, cucumber
sandwiches etc) the retiring colonel said, "You must meet my
adjutant, Captain Smithers, he's my right-hand man, he's
really the strength of this office. His talent is simply
boundless."
Smithers was summoned and introduced to the new CO, who was surprised
to meet a humpbacked, one eyed, toothless, hairless, scabbed and
pockmarked specimen of humanity, and only three feet tall.
"Smithers, old man, tell your new CO about yourself.
"Well, sir, I graduated with honours from Sandhurst, joined the
regiment and won the Military Cross and Bar after three expeditions
behind enemy lines. Ive represented Great Britain in equestrian
events, and won a Silver Medal in the middleweight division of the
Olympics. I have researched the history of....."
Here the colonel interrupted, "Yes, yes, never mind that Smithers,
he can find all that in your file.
Tell him about the day you told the witch doctor to f**k off!!!"