The General and the Flag
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Loading ...This American general was invited to Ireland to review the Irish troops. His plane landed at the Dublin airport, and the general stepped off the plane. To his surprise, there stood the Irish troops along side the runway. All of them “Buck Naked”. The general said, “A bit unusual, but carry on”.
The general stepped in front of the first soldier for inspection. A fine figure of a soldier: 6′6″ tall, 200 lbs, wide shoulders, narrow waist, hair all over his chest.
The general took his riding crop and smacked the soldier across the face! The general said, “Did that hurt soldier?” and the soldier replied, “No, sir!” and the general said “Why not?” To which the soldier replied, “Because I’m an Irishman, sir!”
“Very good,” said the general, as he moved to the next soldier.
The second soldier looked like a twin of the first: 6′6″, broad shoulders, narrow waist, hair all over his chest, muscles all over. The general reached over and grabbed a handful of chest hair, and just ripped it out. He said, “Did that hurt soldier?” To which the soldier replied, “No sir!” The general said, “Why not?” The soldier replied, “Because I’M AN IRISHMAN SIR!”
“Very good,” said the general as he moved to the third soldier in line.
He looked just like the other two: 6′6″, 200 lbs of muscle, hair all over his chest. The general was looking up and down at the soldier and saw the “Irish Flag” standing tall. The general does a double take, looking down. He takes his crop and SMACKS the FLAG Pole right on its head, saying, “Did that hurt, soldier?” To which came the reply “No, SIR!”
The general said, “WHY NOT?!!!”
The soldier replied, “BECAUSE IT BELONGS TO THE MAN BEHIND ME, SIR!”
