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Lighten up Mondays

Posted on May 11, 2015 Updated on May 1, 2015

Having just moved into his new office in Whitehall, (United Kingdom) the pompous, newly promoted Lieutenant Commander Rodney Grant (Royal Navy) was sitting at his desk when Leading Seaman Jones knocked on his door.

Particularly aware of his new position, the new pompous commander quickly picked up the phone, told the seaman to enter, then said into the phone, “Yes, Admiral, I’ll be seeing him this afternoon and I’ll pass along your message.  In the meantime, thank you for your good wishes, sir.”

Feeling as though he had sufficiently impressed the young Jones, he asked, “What is it you want?”

“Nothing important, sir,” Jones replied, “I’m just here to connect up your new telephone.”