Train Ride


One day a young Marine and his commanding officer were aboard a train heading through the mountains of Switzerland. They sat directly across the aisle from a young woman and her grandmother. Before long, the young Marine and the young lady were eyeing each other with mutual attraction. Suddenly passing through a mountain tunnel, it was pitch black in the train for a few minutes. Nothing could be seen in the car of the train, and the only sounds were the smack of a kiss, followed by a slap. When the train emerged from the tunnel, the four people sat without saying a word. The grandmother was thinking to herself: "It was very brash for that young soldier to kiss my granddaughter, and I'm glad she slapped him." The commanding officer was thinking: "I didn't know this young Marine was brave enough to kiss that girl, but I sure wish she hadn't missed him and slapped me instead!" The young woman was thinking: "I'm glad the handsome Marine kissed me, but I wish my grandmother wouldn't have slapped him!" The young Marine sat back with a smile on his face, thinking: "Life is good. How often does a fellow have the chance to kiss a beautiful girl and slap his commanding officer, all at the same time?"




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