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To: SIer formerly known as Joe B. who wrote (16247)	9/23/2000 2:07:05 PM
From: John Carragher	Respond to of 62549

Insufficient Tact A lieutenant was brilliant in military matters, but lacked a few social graces. One day he called a soldier in to the office and said "Kramer, your grandmother died." the soldier fell apart. After he left, the colonel told the lieutenant, "You could have been a little more tactful. I have some books at home that could help you." The lieutenant read the half-dozen books lent him by the colonel and was ready for the next crisis. A few weeks later, Private Taylor's grandfather passed away. The next morning, at reveille, the lieutenant said, "Men, how many of you have a grandfather still living? Not so fast, Private Taylor!" ++++++++++ Finding The Exit A telephone repairman was working late in a big office building and became lost. After a seemingly endless search, through the long and winding first floor, to find an exit, he spotted a woman at the end of a corridor. "How do I get outside?" he asked. "Dial 9," she replied.