At the battle of First Manassas. some federal troops were tn high good humour as they marched up to the line. The Confederate artillary was on the other side of a broad, low hill and their overshots passed the top and rolled down to the road the federals were using. One young officer shouted that he was going to get a souvenir before it was too late (before the war was won, that is). So he ran over and planted his foot in front of a ball that was rolling at a rate of about 10 miles an hour. It took his foot off. I guess the joke was on him.



Sorry. Sometimes I have a grim sense of humour.