No Mexicans Please
A U.S. Navy cruiser pulled into ****t in Mississippi for a week's
liberty.The first evening, the Captain was more than a little surprised
to receive the following letter from the wife of a wealthy plantation
owner:
'Dear Captain, Thursday will be my daughter Melinda's, coming of age
party. I would like you to send four well mannered, handsome, unmarried
officers. They should arrive at 8 p.m. prepared for an evening of polite
southern conversation and dance with lovely young ladies. One last
point: No, Mexicans. We don't like Mexicans.'
Sure enough, at 8 p.m. on Thursday, the lady heard a rap at the door.
She opened the door to find, in dress uniform, four exquisitely
mannered, smiling black officers. Her jaw hit the floor, but pulling
herself together she stammered,'There must be some mistake!'
'On no, madam,' said the first officer,'Captain Martinez doesn't make
mistakes.'
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