The sergeant was inspecting some recruits when he became suspicions of a slight movement behind him and whipped round. “ You idiot!” he roared at the offending recruit. “ Don’t you ever point a rifle at mo again—even if it is empty.” “ But it’s not empty,” the recruit explained.
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Evening Star, Issue 23700, 7 October 1940, Page 9
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47Untitled Evening Star, Issue 23700, 7 October 1940, Page 9
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