During an exercise in ambush operations the sergeant noticed that a paratrooper
was without his submachine gun. "Where's your gun, Smith?" roared
the sergeant.
"I've lost it when jumping, sergeant," reported the bow legs.
"Blunderhead! You must have sold it to a gang and spent money on drinks?"
yelled the sergeant. "At least hide here in the bushes and when you see
'enemy' soldiers, shout this way: 'Tut, tut, tut.' Got it?"
"Yes, sergeant," saluted the man.
After a while he saw 'aggressor' Red leg soldiers approaching his ambush place
and pushing something invisible forward. It was time to open fire nearly point
blank. So he shouted at the top of his voice: "Tut, tut, tut, tut,"
dutifully imitating SMG bursts. The 'aggressor' soldiers hit the ground in high
grass and began shouting back: "Bang, bang, bang!"