Two Arabs boarded a flight out of London.

One took a window seat and the other sat
next to him in the middle seat.

Just before takeoff, a U.S. Marine sat down
in the aisle seat. After takeoff, the Marine
kicked his shoes off, wiggled his toes and
was settling in when the Arabs in the
window seat said, "I need to get up and
get a coke."

"Don't get up," said the Marine, "I'm in the
aisle seat, I'll get it for you." As soon as he
left, one of the Arabs picked up the
Marine's shoe and spat in it. When the Marine returned with the coke,
the other Arab said, "That looks good, I'd
really like one, too."

Again, the Marine obligingly went to fetch
it. While he was gone the other Arab
picked up the Marine's other shoe and spat
in it.

When the Marine returned, they all sat
back and enjoyed the flight. As the plane was landing, the Marine
slipped his feet into his shoes and knew
immediately what had happened.

He leaned over and asked his Arab
neighbors... "Why does it have to be this
way? How long must this go on? This
fighting between our nations? This hatred?
This animosity? This spitting in shoes and
PISSING in cokes?"