After a weekend getaway, a sergeant returned to the navy base solely to seek out none of his troopers had arrived on time.
Three hours handed earlier than they started trickling in, and by then, he was able to burst with frustration.
Deciding to listen to their excuses, he summoned every soldier to his workplace one after the other.
The primary soldier entered, and the sergeant demanded, “Why had been you late?”
“Sorry, sir! Right here’s what occurred,” the soldier started. “I missed the bus, tried hitchhiking, and an outdated man in a horse-drawn buggy provided me a journey. I couldn’t refuse, nevertheless it was slow-going.”
“Hmph,” the sergeant muttered, stunned. “I suppose that’s comprehensible,” and he let the soldier off.
This state of affairs repeated with every soldier presenting the very same story of gradual horse-drawn journey as their cause for tardiness.
Lastly, the final soldier walked in, and the sergeant, now visibly irritated, sarcastically requested, “Let me guess, you hitchhiked too?”
“Sure, sir!”
“And you bought a journey?”
“Sure, sir!”
“On a horse and buggy?”
“No, sir!”
“No?” the sergeant questioned, greatly surprised.
“No, sir! It was a 2014 Mercedes, sir!”
“Then why on this planet had been you late?!” the sergeant demanded.
“We tried to rush, sir,” the soldier replied apologetically, “however the street was utterly blocked with horse-drawn buggies!”
