The Meaning of Service
At one time in my life, I thought I had a handle on the meaning of the word
"service." The act of doing things for other people.
Then I heard the terms:
Military Service
Internal Revenue Service
Postal Service
Civil Service
Service Stations
Customer Service
City/County Public Service
And I became confused about the word "service." This is not what I thought
"service" meant.
Then one day, I overheard two farmers talking and one of them mentioned that
he was having a bull over to "service" a few of his cows.
SHAZAM!! It all came into perspective. Now I understand what all those
"service" agencies are doing to us.
Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush!
Saddam Hussein and George W. Bush meet up in Baghdad for the first round of
talks in a new peace process.
When George sits down, he notices three buttons on the side of Saddam's chair. They begin talking. After about five minutes Saddam presses the first button. A boxing glove springs out of a box on the desk and punches Bush in the face. Annoyed, Bush carries on talking as Saddam laughs.
A few minutes later the second button is pressed. This time a big boot comes
out and kicks Bush in the shin. Again Saddam laughs, and again George carries on talking, not wanting to put off the bigger issue of peace between the two countries.
But when the third button is pressed and another boot comes out and kicks Bush square in his nut's, he's finally had enough.
I'm headin' back to Washington!" he calmly tells the Iraqi. "We'll finish these talks in two weeks in Washington!"
A fortnight passes and Saddam flies to the United States for talks. As the two men sit down, Hussein notices three buttons on Bush's chair and prepares himself for the Yank's retaliation.
They begin talking and George presses the first button. Saddam ducks, but
nothing happens.
George snickers.
A few seconds later he presses the second button. Saddam jumps up, but again nothing happens.
Bush roars with laughter.
When the third button is pressed, Saddam jumps up again, but again nothing
happens.
Bush falls on the floor in a fit of hysterics.
"Forget this," says Saddam. "I'm going back to Baghdad!"
George W. says through tears of laughter, "What Baghdad?"
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