For my Louisiana Friends....

[Bob McCarty]

From the "Fence Post":
Boudreaux, the smoothest-talking Cajun in the Louisiana National Guard, got called up to active duty. Boudreaux's first assignment was in a military induction center. As he was a good talker, they assigned him the duty of advising new recruits about government benefits, especially the GI insurance to which they were entitled. The officer in charge soon noticed that Boudreaux was getting a 99% sign-up rate for the more expensive supplemental form of GI insurance. This was remarkable because it cost these low-income recruits $30 per month for the higher coverage, compared to what the government was already providing at no charge. The officer decided he'd sit in the back of the room and listen to Boudreaux's sales pitch. The next morning Boudreaux stood up before the newest group of inductees and said, "If you has da normal GI insurans an' you goes to war an' gets yourself killed, da governmen' pays you benefishery $20,000. If you takes out da suppmental insurans, which cost you only t'irty dollars a munt, den da governmen' gots to pay you benefishery $400,000! "Now", Boudreaux concluded, "which bunch you tink da governmen' gonna send ta war first?"

[Gary Dotson]

Excellent!

[Winfield Dave]

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

You don't have to be from Louisiana to appreciate that one.

[Peter Person]

Bob,
I sent this on to Erik....of course now the anti has been upped quite a bit!

Death Gratuity: $12,420, or if combat or combat training related, $100,000.
Group Life Insurance Payment: $400,000, unless lower amount was selected by soldier.
On Base Housing: Surviving eligible family members can occupy said housing for 365 days at no cost provided members death was in the line of duty.
Miscellaneous and sundry other benefits.

[Mike in Louisiana]

[coppersmythe]

Excellent In reality a telling story ! As a group ,the "cajuns" of french heritage are a savvy bunch . Do not let the accent fool you , common sense is still alive and well in south Louisiana . On the other hand , i have been fortunate to be unencumbered by the affliction coppersmythe...........................

[John *.?-!.* cub owner]

Over the years the telco I worked for sent me to several manufacturer schools. I found that if you were on either coast the people around mentally deducted 10 IQ points when they heard a hillbilly accent. Add in a little bit of a southern drawl, and they thought you were a moron. Sure made it easy to make fools out of them. I had a ball attending those schools on the coasts. It normally took a week for them to realize I was laughing at how easily they fell for things.

[coppersmythe]

john , i feel your pain .........................................................................

[ajhbike]

From the Northeast...Thanks guys...Oh, am I ever reserving comment