Have you ever wondered where the Phrase
"You Gotta Be sh*ttin' Me" came
from?
Well, it
just so happens to have originated through the Father of Our
Country,
way back when George Washington was crossing the Delaware River
with
his troops.
There were 33 [remember this number] in
Washington's boat. It was
extremely dark and storming furiously and the
water was tossing them
about.
Finally,
Washington grabbed Corporal Peters [remember this name] and
stationed
him at the front of the boat with a lantern. He ordered him to
keep
swinging it, so they could see where they were heading.
Corporal Peters, through driving rain and cold, continued swinging the
lantern back and forth, back and forth.
Then a big gust
of wind and a wave hit and threw Corporal Peters and his
lantern into
the Delaware. Washington and his troops searched for nearly
an hour
trying to find Corporal Peters, but to no avail. All of them felt
terrible, for the Corporal had been one of their
favorites.
Sometime later, Washington and his troops
landed on the other side, wet
and totally exhausted. He rallied the
troops and told them that they must
go on.
Another hour
later, one of his men said, "General, I see lights
ahead."
They trudged toward the lights and came upon a
huge house. What they
didn't know, was that this was a house of ill
repute hidden in the forest
to serve all who
came.
General Washington pounded on the door, his men
crowding around him. The
door swung open, and much to his surprise
stood a beautiful woman. A huge
smile came across her face, to see so
many men standing there.
Washington was the first to
speak, "Madam, I am General George Washington
and these are my men. We
are tired, wet, exhausted, and desperately need
warmth and
comfort."
Again, the Madam looked at all the men
standing there, and with a broad
smile on her face, said, "Well,
General, you have come to the right place.
We can surely give you
warmth and comfort. How many men do you have?"
Washington replied, "Well, madam, there are 32 of us without
Peters."
And the Madam said, "You gotta be sh*ttin'
me.
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