It was a dark, stormy, night. The Marine was on his first assignment, and it was guard duty. A General stepped out taking his dog for a walk. The nervous young Private snapped to attention, made a perfect salute, and snapped out:
- Sir, Good Evening, Sir!
The General, out for some relaxation, returned the salute and said:
- Good evening soldier, nice night, isn't it?
Well it wasn't a nice night, but the Private wasn't going to disagree with the General, so the he saluted again and replied:
- Sir, Yes Sir!
The General continued:
- You know there's something about a stormy night that I find soothing, it's really relaxing. Don't you agree?
The Private didn't agree, but then the private was just a private, and responded:
- Sir, Yes Sir!
The General, pointing at the dog:
- This is a Golden Retriever, the best type of dog to train.
The Private glanced at the dog, saluted yet again, and said:
- Sir, Yes Sir!
The General continued:
- I got this dog for my wife.
The Private simply said:
- Good trade, Sir!