Uncle Andy's Digest - JuLy 2022

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Last Name
Submitted by Thomas Hill
The curmudgeonly
Navy Master Chief
noticed a new face and
barked at him, “Get
over here! What’s your
name, sailor?”
“John,” the new seaman
replied.
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“Look, I don’t know
what kind of bleedingheart
pansy crap
they’re teaching
sailors in boot camp
these days, but I don’t
call anyone by his
first name,” the chief
scowled. “It breeds
familiarity, and that
leads to a breakdown
in authority. I refer to
my sailors by their last
names only; Smith,
Jones, Baker, Jackson,
whatever. And you are
to refer to me as ‘Master
Chief.’ Do I make
myself clear?”
“Aye, Aye, Master
Chief!”
“Now that we’ve got
that straight, what’s
your last name?”
The seaman sighed,
“Darling, my name is
John Darling, Master
Chief.”
“Okay, John, here’s
what I want you to
do...”
Uncle Andy’s Digest
July 2022 UncleAndys.com
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