Marine in the barbershop

A Marine enters a barber shop for a haircut and a shave. While the barber is

foaming him up, the Marine mentions that he always has problems getting a

close shave around the cheeks, that it looks sloppy and distracts from his

appearance.

"I have just the thing", says the barber taking a small wooden ball from a

nearby drawer. "Just get a wooden ball like this and place it between your

cheek and gum". "Here, let me show you how well it works".

The Marine places the ball in his mouth and the barber proceeds to give him

the closest shave the Marine has ever experienced. After a few more strokes

the Marine starts thinking about the ball in his mouth. So he asks in

garbled speech.

"And what if I swallow it?

"No problem", says the barber, "Just bring it back tomorrow like everyone

else does."