Marine Story

By the time a Marine pulled into a little town, every

hotel room was taken. "You've got to have a room

somewhere," he pleaded. "Or just a bed, I don't care

where."

"Well, I do have a double room with one occupant - an

Air

Force guy," admitted the manager, "and he might be

glad to

split the cost. But to tell you the truth, he snores

so

loudly that people in adjoining rooms have complained.

I'm

not sure it'd be worth it to you."

"No problem," the tired Marine assured him. "I'll take

it."

The next morning the Marine came down to breakfast

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. "How'd you sleep?" asked

the manager.

"Never better." The manager was impressed. "No problem

with the other guy snoring, then?" "Nope, I shut him

up in no time," said the Marine.

"How'd you manage that?" asked the manager.

"He was already in bed, snoring away, when I came in

the room," the Marine explained. "I went over, gave him a

kiss on the cheek, said, 'Goodnight, beautiful,' and he sat

up all night watching me."