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."