Kaiser Wilhelm II
In memory of my uncle, Dr. Gerard Fountain
At a family dinner last night we got to reminiscing about our Uncle Gary who died in an accident last month at the age of 91. In addition to being a noted psychiatrist, Dean of Sarah Lawrence, professor at Dartmouth Medical School and an all-round terrific person, Gary was fond of telling what he called, "the only World War I joke you'll ever hear". We thought it a shame that such a recent joke (Gary first heard it on a Scarsdale playground in 1920 or so) should expire with our uncle so here it is again, ready for a new generation:
"Why did the Kaiser change his socks?
Because he could smell defeat."
When you stop laughing you can tell it to your grandchildren - after you explain who the Kaiser was.