A well-dressed stranger strolled up to a colored prisoner, who was taking a long interval of rest between two heaves of a pick.
"Well, Sam, what crime did you commit to be put in those overalls and set under guard?"
"Ah went on a furlong, sah."
"Went on a furlong? You mean you went on a furlough."
"No, boss, it was a sho' nuff furlong. Ah went too fur, and Ah stayed too long."
An officer of the A.E.F. relates the following: "We had a bunch of negro troops on board and it was a terrible experience to them, as most of them had never been away from home before. They were very religious and used to pray all over the ship. One big buck held a prayer right outside my window, thus: 'O Lord, if Thou doesn't do another thing on this trip, call this ocean to attention.'"
CAPTAIN (speaking to raw recruit trying to drill)—"What was your occupation before entering the army?"
ROOKIE—"Traveling salesman, sir."