Originally by: Carnivorous Panda

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Edited by: Carnivorous Panda on 28/07/2008 15:41:15
With apologies to Abbot and Costello.

A small gang sits at a gate, expecting another gang to come through any minute. Let's listen in on the voice comms...

Field Commander: Alright, everyone get ready? The other guys should be coming through the gate any second now.
Squad Member: Ready! There's more of them than us, though.
FC: Well, don't worry about it. Just follow orders. Who is primary.
SM: You're the FC...
FC: Yes I am. Who is primary. Start shooting.
SM: Who is primary?
FC: That's what I said! Who is primary.
SM: Are you the FC?
FC: ...Yes...
SM: And shouldn't you be calling out targets?
FC: I just did.
SM: Well then who is primary?
FC: Yes.
SM: I mean, the guy's name.
FC: Who.
SM: The primary target!
FC: Who is primary!
SM: I'm asking YOU who is primary.
FC: That is his name.
SM: That's who's name?
FC: Yes.
SM: Well go ahead and tell me.
FC: That's it.
SM: That's who?
FC: Yes.
SM: ...Look, do we have a primary target?
FC: Absolutely.
SM: Who is primary?
FC: That's right.
SM: So when we actually start shooting, we'll be shooting at who?
FC: That's it.
SM: So who gets all the damage?
FC: Every bit of it. What's wrong with that?
SM: Look, all I want to know is when these guys jump through the gate, how is this guy's name spelled?
FC: Who.
SM: The guy. The primary target.
FC: Who.
SM: So how does he spell it...
FC: That's how he spells it.
SM: Who?
FC: Yes.
SM: All I'm trying to find out is, what is the primary target.
FC: No, what is secondary.
SM: I'm not asking you who is secondary.
FC: Who is primary.
SM: One target at a time!
FC: Well, don't change the targets around.
SM: I'm not changing anybody!
FC: Take it easy, buddy.
SM: I'm only asking you, who's the primary target?
FC: That's right.
SM: Okay.
FC: Alright.
SM: ... ...What's the primary target?
FC: No. What is secondary.
SM: I'm not asking you who's secondary.
FC: Who is priamry.
SM: I don't know.
FC: He is third, but we're not talking about him.
SM: Now how did we get to tertiary targets?
FC: You mentioned his name.
SM: If I mentioned the third target's name, who did I say is tertiary?
FC: No. Who is primary.
SM: What's primary?
FC: What is secondary.
SM: I don't know!
FC: He's third.
SM: There I go, back on third target again! *sigh*
SM: Alright. So let's just stay on third.
FC: Okay. So what do you want to know?
SM: So, who's the third target?
FC: Why do you insist on calling who as the third target?
SM: What am I calling as third?
FC: No. What is secondary.
SM: You don't want who as secondary?
FC: Who is primary.
SM: I don't know.
FC: Tertiary!
SM: Well... You know... I don't care.
FC: Oh, he's further down the list...

Edit: Small spelling error.

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