[CH] Three legionnaires - JGM

Doug Irvine (dougandmarie@home.com)
Sat, 04 Mar 2000 16:28:49 -0800

Subject: Three legionnaires

Three legionnaires were walking through the desert under a baking sun.

Their water and food were gone, and things began to look grim. On the 
shimmering horizon mirages came and went. Visions of swimming pools 
attended by dusky maidens, stalls full of ice-cream, sorbets, 
freshly-whipped slurpees of every conceivable flavor. But the 
legionnaires did not crack, they kept marching solidly on.

But at last, one of them stopped. "Psssst" said he.

His companions halted, and strained their eyes to where the first 
legionnaire was pointing.

"Le voila", said he, "Regardez, mes amis, is that not a bacon tree on 
the horizon?"

"Oui, Oui" they agreed, and got out their binoculars.And Look! The bacon
is covered with Chile Peppers!!!!

And sure enough; there it stood, proud and defiant in the middle of 
the desert, a true bacon and Chile Pepper tree! They turned their march
toward the 
mysterious object so far off, drawn forward by their hunger. 
Suddenly, one of the legionnaires broke into a run. No sooner did he 
start than a shot rang out, dropping him in his tracks.

The other two legionnaires rushed forward  and gave first aid to 
their wounded companion. As they bandaged his arm,  they could hear 
his faint voice. "That was no bacon tree" he gasped, "that was a ham 
bush."
Talk to you later...