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[OUTLAWS CHICO]

> London, The train was very crowded, so the soldier walked the length of
the train, looking for an empty seat. The only unoccupied seat was directly
adjacent to a well dressed middle-aged French lady and was being used by her
little dog. The war weary soldier asked, "Please ma'am, may I sit in that
seat?" The French woman looked down her nose at the soldier, sniffed and
said, "You Americans..You are such a rude class of people. Can't you see my
little Fifi is using that seat?" The soldier walked away, determined to find
a place to rest, but after another trip down to the end of the train, found
himself again facing the woman with the dog. Again he asked, "Please lady,
may I sit there? I'm very tired." The French woman wrinkled her nose and
snorted, "You Americans! Not only are you rude, you are also arrogant." The
soldier didn't say anything else; he leaned over, picked up the little dog,
tossed it out the window of the train and sat down in the empty seat. The
woman shrieked and railed, and demanded that someone defend her and chastise
the soldier. An English gentleman sitting across the aisle spoke up, "You
know sir, you Americans do seem to have a penchant for doing the wrong
thing. You eat holding the fork in the wrong hand. You drive your cars on
the wrong side of the road. And now, sir, you've thrown the wrong bitch out
the window."