The soldier was tired and sleepy from a long train ride in a miserable old-day
coach. On top of this, two fussy old ladies were keeping him awake with argument
about a window. One wanted it closed and the other wanted it open. This fuss
finally brought the conductor. "Conductor," said one, "if that
window is opened, I'll just freeze to death!"
"And if it is kept closed," whined the other, "I'll suffocate."
The poor conductor didn't know what to do and finally turned to the GI for help."What
would you do, soldier, if it were a military problem?"
"In the Army we handle such problems like a double-prong attack. Open the
window and freeze one of them, then close it and suffocate the other."