George Washington and his men had just finished a big battle and were tired
and wounded. They were walking for miles looking for a place to stay when they
came upon this very small broken-down shack.
Washington asked the man who answered the door if he had room to help some of
his men as they were tired and sick. The man said, "As you can see I only
have room for one man."
So Washington picked out his most wounded man, Private Cox, to stay there. Then
he left with the rest of his men looking for another place.
After walking for several miles more, they finally saw this big beautiful mansion
on a hill and proceeded to the mansion. Washington rang the bell and a beautiful
woman came to the door, and asked him what he wanted. Washington explained that
he had just fought a terrible battle and that some of his men were wounded and
that they were all tired and needed some shelter and a place to rest.
The Madam explained that the place was actually a bordello, but that they would
be happy to take in him and his men. In fact, she was excited about it. She
asked, "How many men do you have?"
Washington answered, "About 99 men without Cox." The madam replied,
"You've got to be kidding me!"