A US Navy cruiser is anchored in Mississippi for a week’s shore leave.
The first evening, the ship’s Captain received the following note from the wife of a wealthy plantation owner:
“Dear Captain, Thursday will be my daughter Melinda’s Debutante Ball.
I would like you to send four well mannered, handsome, unmarried
officers in their formal dress uniforms to attend the dance. They
should arrive promptly at 8:00 PM prepared for an evening of polite
Southern conversation. They should be excellent dancers, as they will
be the escorts of lovely refined young ladies. And one last point:No Jews Please.”
At precisely 8:00 PM on Thursday, Melinda’s mother heard a polite rap at the door which she opened to find, in full dress uniform, four handsome, smiling black officers.
Her mouth fell open, but pulling herself together, she stammered , “There must be some mistake.”
“No, Madam,” said the first officer. “Captain Goldberg never makes mistakes.”
The first evening, the ship’s Captain received the following note from the wife of a wealthy plantation owner:
“Dear Captain, Thursday will be my daughter Melinda’s Debutante Ball.
I would like you to send four well mannered, handsome, unmarried
officers in their formal dress uniforms to attend the dance. They
should arrive promptly at 8:00 PM prepared for an evening of polite
Southern conversation. They should be excellent dancers, as they will
be the escorts of lovely refined young ladies. And one last point:No Jews Please.”
At precisely 8:00 PM on Thursday, Melinda’s mother heard a polite rap at the door which she opened to find, in full dress uniform, four handsome, smiling black officers.
Her mouth fell open, but pulling herself together, she stammered , “There must be some mistake.”
“No, Madam,” said the first officer. “Captain Goldberg never makes mistakes.”