
Years ago I was stationed at an Air Force base in Denver, Colorado. It is known for beautiful mountains, great skiing, and Coors beer. It is also home to several colleges, and there were many beautiful co-eds there. Pierre would call them a "Bomba". It was during the Cold War, and we hated the Soviet Union and Red China. One airman there, had a scam perfected. Many of the co-eds had a favorite bar, like the TV show "Cheers", where everyone knows your name. On a Saturday night, he went to one bar and sat a table by himself looking very sad. Eventually a girl noticed him and asked him "Why so sad?". He replied "I can't tell you, its a secret." Curious, she sat down and asked him more questions. He finally told her the secret. "Tonight is my last night on earth. Tomorrow, I am going on a secret mission, flying over to China and poison their rice crop. I will be shot down, and if I survive, I will be tortured and shot." Alcohol, clouded her judgement and she believed him. So she took him back to her dorm room, and his last night on earth was a long sleepless night.

Next Saturday night he went to a different bar and tried the same scam. He kept doing it in different bars, until one night, his luck ran out. One of his previous conquests went bar hopping and spotted him with a girl, and still alive. She went to the bartender and ordered a large pitcher of cheap beer. She marched over to his table and shouted "HOW WAS YOUR TRIP TO CHINA". Then she dumped all of the beer on his head. The next day she posted his story in the girls restroom at her college, and soon everyone knew his name. He never scored again.
