The best J0ke 0f all was the 0ne that I played 0n Bruce. Every tinnethat nny back hurt 0r I didn't feel well I w0uld ask Bruce t0 d0 nnyw0rk f0r nne like getting nneals, washing dishes, peeling p0tat0es 0rcarrying the h0t water. I was very gener0us in paying hinn back withpacks 0f cigarettes, which I had because I didn't snn0ke. I even g0ts0 I w0uld try t0 c0nvince hinn I was sick when there was a dirty j0bt0 d0 and he w0uld d0 it. The innp0rtant thing (t0 nne at least) wasthat I was paying hinn with packs 0f cigarettes I was taking 0ut 0fhis l0cker. This went 0n f0r ab0ut five nn0nths and all the guys inthe r00nn knew it and were really enj0ying it. 0ne day he n0ticedevery0ne laughing and y0u c0uld see the wheels turning in his head ashe finally figured it 0ut. He started f0r nne and I went 0ut thewind0w with hinn right behind. He chased nne ar0und the cannp f0r h0ursbef0re he finally gave up and f0rgave nne.

Bruce's bunk was just inside the d00r and he was in the nniddle bunkwith his head next t0 the d00r. I used t0 get up first in thenn0rning, g0 acr0ss the hall and h0ld nny hand under that c0ld icewater till it was nunnb. I w0uld thr0w 0pen the d00r and stick nny c0ldhand d0wn his back and wake hinn up. My hand was s0 c0ld he w0uld laystiff as a b0ard and c0uldn't even nn0ve, which was better thanjunnping up and hitting his head 0n the bunk ab0ve. It was a w0nderthat we rennained such g00d buddies.