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From: nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP (Doug Alan)
Newsgroups: net.jokes
Subject: WW2 Prisoner of War Joke
Message-ID: <742@mit-eddie.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 17-Sep-83 23:57:37 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep 17 23:57:37 1983
Date-Received: Sun, 18-Sep-83 06:24:40 EDT
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[Scene: A German prisoner of war camp during WW2.  Someone has just
stolen the Commandant's monocle.  The prisoners have been assembled
at 6AM in the prison yard for an address by the Commandant.]


Commandant:  Alll rite!  I vant to know NOW.  OOOH haas stolen my
	     monocle.

[Prisoners fidget.  No response]

Commandant:  Eeef I don't get ze monocle bok in vone meenute. Der vill
	     be severe punishment!


[Prisoners fidget.  No response]

Commandant:  All rite!  You vill aal stand here ootside in der hot sun
	     and vill say "Tick Tock,  Tick Tock" until I get mye
	     monocle baak!

[Prisoners start so say in concert.. "Tick....Tock.........Tick...Tock
.......Tick...Tock.........

It gets later in the day...getting HOTTER...men still saying "Tick...Tock....
Tick...Tock........Three on the 20 prisoners collapse from exhaustion.
The monocle is still missing. The rest just keep saying "Tick...Tock
.........Tick..Tock..."

It's 2PM.  3 others collapse.  No monocle.  The rest say  "Tick...Tock......"


It's 3PM.  5 others collapse.  No monocle.  The rest say  "Tick...Tock......"


It's 4PM.  8 others collapse.  No monocle.  Only one guy left.  The 
commondant comes out to inspect the prisoners.  He sees the one guy left.
He goes over to inspect him closely. The defiant prisoner is just 
saying "Tick...Tick....Tick...Tick..."

Commandant:  [infuriated]  "Say 'Tick Tock'"

Prisoner :   [defiantly]   "Tick...Tick...Tick...."

Commandant:  [more infuriated]  "SAY 'TICK TOCK'!"

Prisoner :   [more defiantly]   "TICK...TICK...TICK...."

Commandant:  "GUARDS, TAKE HIM AWAY!  HE MUST UNDERSTAND....VE HAAF
	     VAYS OF MAKING PEOPLE "TOCK".


					J Kirby
					Tektronix