The train was quite crowded, so the U. S. Marine walked its entire

length looking for a seat, but the only seat left was taken by a

well-dressed middle-aged French woman's poodle.

The war-weary Marine asked, "Ma'am, may I have that seat?"

The French woman just sniffed and said to no one in particular,

"Americans-they are so rude. My little Fifi is using that seat."

The Marine walked the entire train again, but the only seat left

was under that dog. "Please, ma'am. May I sit down? I'm very

tired."

She snorted, "Not only are you Americans rude, you are also

arrogant!"

This time the Marine didn't say a word, he just picked up the

little dog, tossed it out the train window, and sat down.

The woman shrieked, "Someone must defend my honor! Put this

American in his place!"

An English gentleman sitting nearby spoke up. "Sir, you Americans

often seem to have a penchant for doing the wrong thing. You hold

the fork in the wrong hand and, you drive your autos on the wrong

side of the road, and now sir, you've thrown the wrong bitch out

the window!"