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The local National Guard office has recently busted their folding machine, so the recruiting sergeant has been bringing flyers in every couple of days to run through ours.  (I recognized his rank by his insignia - Sgt is the only one I can do that with, so I was really proud of myself at the time.)  Today when he picked them up, I asked him, "It's the Texas Army National Guard, right?  So if Texas were to secede, which part would take precedence - the Texas, or the Army? Would you be part of the US army, or would you form the new Texas Army?"

He thought about it for a minute, stroking his chin and smirking, and finally said "You know, I'm pretty sure we'd belong to Texas."

The private accompanying him, an Okie, immediately said "That's it, I quit.  I quit right now." and took his hat off.

I was quite amused.

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Please tell me how to make a roast beef, and what I can buy for the roast that will be small and relatively inexpensive.