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Organization Doesn't Help the Wounded

A soldier was wounded in a battle and ordered to the nearest military hospital. Arriving at the entrance, he saw two doors: one marked "For Minor Wounds," the other "For Serious Wounds."

He entered the first door and walked down a long hallway. At the end of the hall, he saw two more doors. The first read "For Officers," the other "For Enlisted Men." The soldier went through the second door.

Again, he found himself walking down a long hallway with two doors at the end. One read "For Party Members," the other "For Non-Party Members." The wounded soldier took the second door and found himself back out on the street.

When he got back to his unit, his buddies asked, "How'd your trip to the hospital go?"

"The people really didn't help me much," he said, "but, man, are they organized!"

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