Having just moved into his new office, a pompous, new
colonel was sitting at his desk when an airman knocked on
the door.

Conscious of his new position, the colonel
quickly picked up the phone, told the airman to enter, then
said into the phone, "Yes, General, I'll be seeing him this
afternoon and I'll pass along your message. In the meantime,
thank you for your good wishes, sir."

Feeling as though he had sufficiently impressed the young
enlisted man, he asked, "What do you want?"

"Nothing
important, sir," the airman replied, "just here to hook up
your telephone."