The general went out to find that none of his GIs were there. One finally ran up, panting heavily.
"Sorry, sir! I can explain, you see I had a date and it ran a little late. I ran to the bus but missed it, I hailed a cab but it broke down, found a farm, bought a horse but it dropped dead, ran 10 miles, and now I"m here."
The general was very skeptical about this explanation but at least he was here so he let the G.I. go.
Moments later, eight more GIs came up to the general panting, he asked them why they were late.
"Sorry, sir! I had a date and it ran a little late, I ran to the bus but missed it, I hailed a cab but it broke down, found a farm, bought a horse but it dropped dead, ran 10 miles, and now I"m here."
The general eyed them, feeling very skeptical but since he let the first guy go, he let them go, too.
A ninth GI jogged up to the general, panting heavily. "Sorry, sir! I had a date and it ran a little late, I ran to the bus but missed it, I hailed a cab but..."
"Let me guess," the general interrupted, "it broke down."
"No," said the G.I., "there were so many dead horses in the road, it took forever to get around them."
- art n. Art based on modern popular culture and the mass media.
- culture n. Commercial culture based on popular taste.
- —n. - sudden sharp explosive sound as of a cork when drawn.
- colloq. Effervescent drink. —v. (-pp-) 1 (cause to) make a pop.
- (foll. By in, out, up, etc.) Go, move, come, or put unexpectedly or abruptly (pop out to the shop).
- slang pawn. —adv. With the sound of a pop (go pop). pop off colloq. Die. Pop the question colloq. Propose marriage. [imitative]
- n. Colloq. - (in full pop music) highly successful commercial music, esp. Since the 1950s.
- (attrib.) Of or relating to pop music (pop concert, group, song).
- pop record or song (top of the pops). [abbreviation]
- n. Esp. Us colloq. Father. [from *papa]
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