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."
- anemone n. Marine animal with tube-shaped body and petal-like tentacles.
- bird n. Bird living near the sea.
- change n. Notable or unexpected transformation.
- cow n. - sirenian.
- walrus.
- dog n. Old sailor.
- front n. Part of a town directly facing the sea.
- green adj. & n. (as adj. Often hyphenated) bluish-green.
- horse n. - small upright fish with a head like a horse's.
- mythical creature with a horse's head and fish's tail.
- legs n.pl. Ability to keep one's balance and avoid seasickness at sea.
- level n. Mean level of the sea's surface, used in reckoning the height of hills etc. And as a barometric standard.
- lion n. Large, eared seal.
- lord n. Naval member of the admiralty board.
- mile n. Unit varying between approx. 2,014 yards (1,842 metres) and 2,035 yards (1,861 metres).
- n. - expanse of salt water that covers most of the earth's surface.
- any part of this.
- named tract of this partly or wholly enclosed by land (north sea).
- large inland lake (sea of galilee).
- waves of the sea; their motion or state (choppy sea).
- (foll. By of) vast quantity or expanse.
- (attrib.) Living or used in, on, or near the sea (often prefixed to the name of a marine animal, plant, etc., having a superficial resemblance to what it is named after) (sea lettuce). at sea 1 in a ship on the sea.
- perplexed, confused. By sea in a ship or ships. Go to sea become a sailor. On the sea 1 = at sea 1.
- on the coast. [old english]
- pink n. Maritime plant with bright pink flowers.
- room n. Space at sea for a ship to turn etc.
- salt n. Salt produced by evaporating sea water.
- scout n. Member of the maritime branch of the scout association.
- urchin n. Small marine animal with a spiny shell.
- wall n. Wall built to stop flooding or erosion by the sea.
