Seems there was a young soldier, who, just
before battle, told his sergeant that he didn't have a rifle.
"That's no problem, son," said
the sergeant. "Here, take this broom. Just point it at the Germans, and go 'Bangety
Bang Bang'."
"But what about a bayonet,
Sarge?" asked the young (and gullible) recruit.
The sergeant pulls a piece of straw from
the end of the broom, and attaches it to the handle end. "Here, use this... just go,
'Stabity Stab Stab'."
The recruit ends up alone on the
battlefield, holding just his broom. Suddenly, a German soldier charges at him. The
recruit points the broom, "Bangety Bang Bang!" The German falls dead.
More Germans appear. The recruit, amazed at
his good luck, goes "Bangety Bang Bang! Stabity Stab Stab!" He mows down the
enemy by the dozens. Finally, the battlefield is clear, except for one German soldier
walking slowly toward him.
"Bangety Bang Bang! shouts the
recruit. The German keeps coming. "Bangety Bang Bang!" repeats the recruit, to
no avail. He gets desperate. "Bangety Bang Bang! Stabity Stab Stab!" It's no
use.
The German keeps coming. He stomps the
recruit into the ground, and says, "Tankety Tank Tank."
