A British soldier was riding alongside of an American driver
from a NATO unit in Great Britain. He noticed that the driver had a big bag
of powder at his feet and every few moments he scattered some of his powder
to the winds behind him.
"What's the idea of the powder?" asked the Britisher.
"It's our Chemical Warfare service testing a new powder against wild beasts
for the troops fighting in jungles and deserts."
"What is it supposed to do?"
"It shall keep the beasts away," said the GI.
The British Ally pondered this for a few moments, and then said, "Hey,
I didn't know there were any wild boasts in Sussex!"
"There aren't," explained the driver, "and a bloody good thing
too. The powder ain't no good!"