A CLOSE CORPORATION.
Ex-Service Man (unemployed). "IF YOU'RE SO SHORT OF LABOUR, WHY DON'T YOU TAKE ME ON?"
Trade Union Official. "MY GOOD FELLOW, BRICKLAYING REQUIRES YEARS AND YEARS OF APPRENTICESHIP."
Ex-Service Man. "SO DOES SOLDIERING; BUT THEY WEREN'T SO PARTICULAR WHEN THERE WAS WORK TO BE DONE AT THE FRONT."