They were on a military training exercise and they were getting bored. Still, it was surprising when the radio operators of the British divisional command heard a voice one quiet night breaking the silence. The voice asked over the air, "Are there any friendly bears listening?"

After a moment, another voice replied, "Yes, I'm a friendly bear," and then another voice-- "I'm a friendly bear too!"

At this point, the Officer at Divisional Command Headquarters grabbed his microphone and let loose a blistering tirade at the operators for fooling around on an important radio link.

When he had finished, there was silence for about ten seconds.

Then a small voice said, "You're not a very friendly bear, are you?" (1)

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