The Un-friendly Bear
Published Jan 01, 1900
On a military training exercise, the British divisional command radio operators were getting very bored one quiet night, when breaking the silence a voice asked over the air . . . . . . "Are there any friendly bears listening?"
After a moment, another voice replied . . . . . "Yes, I'm a friendly bear," and then another voice. . . . . "I'm a friendly bear too!"
At this point, the Officer at Headquarters grabbed his microphone and let loose a blistering tirade at the operators for fooling around on an important radio link.
When he had finished, there was silence for about ten seconds.
Then a small voice said, "You're not a very friendly bear, are you?"
Originally published November 14, 2002.
