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The
SAS, the army and the police decide to go on a survival
weekend
together
to see who comes out top. After some basic exercises,
the trainer
tells
them their next objective is to go down into the woods
and come back
with
a rabbit for tea.
First
up are the SAS. They don their infra red goggles, drop
to
the
ground and crawl into the woods in formation. Absolute
silence
for
5 minutes, followed by a single muffled shot. They
emerge with
a
rabbit, shot cleanly through the forehead.
"Excellent"
says the trainer. Next up are the army. They finish
their cans
of
lager, cover themselves in camouflage cream, fix
bayonets and charge
down
into
the
woods, screaming at the top of their lungs. For the next
hour the woods
ring
with
the sound of machine gun fire, mortar bombs, hand
grenades and
blood-curdling
war
cries. Eventually,
they emerge, carrying the charred remains of a
rabbit.
"A
bit messy, but you got a result. Well done" says
the trainer.
Lastly,
in go the coppers, walking slowly, hands behind backs,
whistling
Dixon of Dock Green. For the next few hours, the
silence
is only broken by the occasional crackle of a walkie
talkie:
"sierra
oscar lima one, suspect headed straight for you"
etc.
After
what seems an eternity, they emerge, escorting a
squirrel in
handcuffs.
"What
the hell do you think you're doing?" asks the
incredulous trainer.
"Take
this squirrel back and get me a rabbit, like I asked you
5 hours
ago!"
So
back they go. Minutes pass. Minutes turn to hours, day
turns to night.
The
next morning the trainer and the rest of the crew are
awakened by
the
police, holding the squirrel, now covered in bruises.
"Are
you taking the piss?" asks the seriously irate
trainer.
The
police team leader shoots a glance at the squirrel, who
squeaks:
"Alright,
alright, so I'm a bloody
rabbit..."
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