A colonel in the foreign legion was assigned to command a fort on the outskirts of the Sahara Desert. He had been there for a month, when he asked a sergeant what the men did when they needed a woman.

The sergeant said, "Well, mon colonel, since we are far from civilization, all of us use the camel."

The colonel was shocked, but said nothing. The colonel brooded on this subject for a long time.

A few months later, after much thought on the subject, the colonel shrugged and ordered the sergeant to bring him the camel.

The sergeant brought the camel to the colonel's quarters, left them alone and returned to the barracks.

Moments later, the sergeant and the entire squadron were roused from the barracks by the sounds of a roaring camel and the shouts of their frustrated colonel.

They came around the barracks and saw the colonel up on a ladder, with his trousers around his knees, behind the now kicking and roaring camel.

The sergeant shouted in disgust, "Mon Dieu, what are you doing, mon colonel!?"

The colonel answered, "I am using the camel. You told me all the men use the camel!"

The sergeant shouted, "Not for that! We ride him into town!"

[QUOTE]Originally posted by mrlexma:
A colonel in the foreign legion was assigned to command a fort on the outskirts of the Sahara Desert. He had been there for a month, when he asked a sergeant what the men did when they needed a woman.

The sergeant said, "Well, mon colonel, since we are far from civilization, all of us use the camel."

The colonel was shocked, but said nothing. The colonel brooded on this subject for a long time.

A few months later, after much thought on the subject, the colonel ....

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...went back to the sergeant. "Sergeant, was it true what you told me, the men use a camel?"

"yes," mon Colonel.

"And no one laughs?"

"No, we are men, and men have needs."

Two days later the men heard the most horrible commotion coming from behind a near by sand dune. Climbing to the top of the dune they broke out in riotous laughter. There was their beloved colonel, his pants around his knees on top of a ladder giving the camel what for.

"Sergeant! You said no one would laugh.!"

"Yes, mon colonel, i did. But, sir, you didn't have to pick the ugliest one!"