> A lot of people have often wondered where the saying "You gotta be shittin
> me" came from. It so happens I know .
>
> As we all know, during the American Revolution, George
> Washington crossed the Delaware River with his troops. They were packed
> into the boats. It was extremely dark and storming furiously. The water
> was tosssing them
> back and forth and General Washington feared they would lose their way.
>
> Finally Washington grabbed Corporal Peters and stationed him at the bow of
> the boat with a lantern. He ordered him to keep swinging it so they could
> see where they were heading. Corporal Peters stood up, braving the wind
and
> driving rain, swinging the lantern back and forth. A while
> later a big gust of wind hit and threw Corporal Peters and his lantern
into
> the Delaware. Washington and his troops searched for hours trying to find
> Corporal Peters but to no avail. All of them felt terrible for the
Corporal
> had been oneof their favorites.
>
> An hour later Washington and his troops landed on the other side, wet and
> totally exhausted. He rallied the troops and told them they must go on.
> Finally Washington and his men could go no further. One of his men
said,
> "General, I see lights ahead." They trudged towards the
> lights and came upon a huge house in the woods. What they didn't know was
> this was a house of ill repute hidden
> in the forest to serve all who came that way.
>
> General Washington pounded on the door, his men crowding around him. The
> door swung open and the madam looked out to see Washington and all his men
> standing there. A huge smile came across her face to see so many men
> standing there. Washington spoke up, "Ma'am, I'm General George
Washington
> and these are
> my men. We're tired and exhausted and desperately need warmth and comfort
> for awhile. Again the Madam looked at all the men standing there and with
a
> broad smile on her face said, "Well General, you have come to the right
> place
> We can surely give you warmth and comfort. How many men do you have?"
>
> Washington said "Well ma'am, there are thirty-two of us without Peters."
>
> The madam said, "You gotta be shittin' me. |
