A young private sought permission from his Commanding Officer to leave camp the following weekend. "You see," he explained, "my wife`s expecting." "Oh..." said the Officer, "I understand. Go ahead and tell your wife that I wish her luck." The following week the same soldier was back again with the same explanation: "My wife`s expecting." The Officer looked surprised. "Still expecting?" he said, "Well, well, my boy, you must be pretty bothered. Of course you can have the week-end off." When the same soldier appeared again the third week, however, the Officer lost his temper. "Don`t tell me your wife is still expecting!" he bellowed. "Yes sir!" said the soldier resolutely, "She`s still expecting." "What in heaven is she expecting?" cried the Officer. "Me." said the soldier simply. |