Two young girls were watching a shipload of US marines depart for places unknown. "Ain't it a shame," said one of them, "that those handsome marines have to go way off to China or somewhere. What will they ever do there?"
"What will they do?" rejoined the more worldly of the two. "Have you ever had a date with a marine?"
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When in Washington Lieutenant de Tessan, aide to Marshal Joffre* and Colonel Fabry, was approached by a pretty girl, who said: "And did you kill a German soldier?" "Yes." "With which hand did you do it?" "With this right hand." The girl seized his right hand and kissed it.
At this Colonel Fabry said: "Heavens, man, why didn't you tell her that you bit him to death?"
兩個年輕女郎目送一船美國海軍陸戰隊員出發，不知要到那裏去。一人說：「真可惜，這些英俊隊員，要遠赴中國或什麼地方。他們到達之後，有什麼可以做？」
另一人比較世故，回答說：「有什麼可以做？你跟海軍陸戰隊員約會過沒有？」
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德泰桑中尉是霞飛元帥*和法布里上校的副官。有一次，他在華盛頓，一個漂亮女郎上前問道：「你格殺了一個德國士兵？」「不錯。」「你當時用那隻手？」「用這隻右手。」那女郎抓住他的右手，吻了一下。
法布里上校見狀，說道：「啊，德泰桑，你為什麼不說是把那德國士兵咬死？」
*霞飛是第一次世界大戰法軍總司令。