Have you ever wondered who first
uttered the phrase: “You Gotta Be Shittin Me?”
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 shittin me.’
George Carlin had a line about an old joke......a worm looking out a bird’s @$$ saying, “You wouldn’t sh!t me, would you?”
Oh, YGBSM!!!!!