| Two radical Arab  terrorists boarded a flight out of London> One took a
 > window seat and the other sat next to him in the middle
 > seat. Just before takeoff,
 > a U.S. Marine sat down in the  aisle seat. After takeoff,
 > the Marine kicked
 > his shoes  off, wiggled his toes and was settling in when
 > the Arab  in the
 > window seat said, 'I need to get up and get a
 > Coke.'
 > 'Don't  get up,' said the Marine, 'I'm
 > in the aisle seat, I'll  get it for
 > you.'
 >
 > As soon as he left, one of the  Arabs picked up the
 > Marine's shoe and spat in
 > it. When  the Marine returned with the Coke, the other Arab
 > said,  'That
 > looks good, I'd really like one, too.'
 >
 > Again,  the Marine obligingly went to fetch it. While he
 > was  gone, the other
 > Arab picked up the Marine's other shoe a  nd spat in
 > it. When the Marine
 > returned, they all sat  back and enjoyed the flight..
 >
 > As the plane was  landing, the Marine slipped his feet into
 > his shoes and
 > knew immediately what had happened. He leaned over and
 > asked his Arab
 > neighbors...
 >
 >
 >
 >
 > 'Why  does it have to be this way? How long must this
 > go on?  This fighting
 > between our nations? This hatred? This  animosity?  This
 > spitting in shoes and
 > pissing in Cokes?'
 >
 > THE FEW. THE PROUD.  THE MARINES
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