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The Normal Compliment
The young and highly efficient officer whose vocabulary was somewhat above the ordinary, was sent to inspect Selective Service Headquarters in a Southern city.
He noted the fact that the number of desks, telephones, and typewriters visible in the office seemed far in excess of personnel, so he said to the dark haired Georgia girl:
"Tell me, what is the normal complement of this office?"
She looked puzzled for a few moments.
"Well, Suh," she finally replied, "of cose it varies some' but Ah believe the most usual compliment is 'Howdy, Honey, you're sure luscious-looking' this mawnin."'
