Lite'n'Easy

[old man emu]

It happened in the Pacific Theatre of Operations during World War Two. Although the Macarthur's main idea was to island-hop, it was still necessary to ensure that those islands which were bypassed were clear of enemy occupation. A platoon of US soldiers was detailed to scout and clear an isolated jungle covered island which seemed to be free of enemy troops, but caution demanded it be checked out.

 

The scouting parties found evidence that Japanese troops had been on the island, but there was no sign of them. The troops relaxed a little as they settled down for the night, expecting to be picked up the following morning to move on. But as dawn broke, they found themselves surrounded by fierce looking cannibals. They were caught.

 

The troops were manhandled into a line and the fiercest cannibal walked along the line inspecting each man. As he stopped in front of a tall soldier, he looked him up and down, grunted and pushed him aside. He continued down the like grunting and pushing soldiers away, until he came to the five foot, two inch mini mountain, Shorty Kozalowski. The cannibal's face lit up as he drew Shorty to him.

 

Pointing towards the beach the soldiers had landed on, he growled, "You all go. No come back." He signalled to the other cannibals who began chanting angrily and pushing the soldiers towards the beach.

 

When they were gone, Shorty was bewildered and turned to the cannibal and asked, "Why did you chase my friends away, but keep me here?"

 

The cannibal said, "Last full moon, me go see witch doctor. He say I been eat too many yellow men. Now me too fat. He tell me to go on Low GI diet."

 

Old Man Emu

 

 

[Guest turk182]

Heheheh!