COPING WITH CUSTOMS
The wife of an Army Colonel had made an all-night flight to meet her husband at his latest military assignment in Germany. She wearily arrived at Rhein-Main Air Base in Germany with her nine children, all under age eleven. Collecting their many suitcases, the ten of them entered the cramped customs area. A young customs official watched them in disbelief. “Ma’am,” he said, “do all these children and all this luggage belong to you? “Yes, sir,” she said with a sigh. “They’re all mine.” The customs agent began his interrogation: “Ma’am, do you have any weapons, contraband, or illegal drugs in your possessions?” “Sir,” she calmly answered, “if I’d had any of those items, I would have used them by now!” She was allowed to pass without having to open a single suitcase!
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