Senior Officers no longer allowed to Harrumph

General Blackadder visits the Chief of the Defence Staff - Field Marshall Melchert.

Field Marshall Melchert:
Ah Blackadder - need to talk to you about a serious matter.

General Blackadder
Yes Sir - overstretch of our Armed Forces ? the draw down from Afghanistan ? Future shape of our Reserve Forces ?

Field Marshall Melchert:
No Blackadder - more serious than that

General Blackadder
Then do enlighten me

Field Marshall Melchert:
Harrumphing Blackadder, Harrumphing

General Blackadder
Harrumphing !! Sir !!!

Field Marshall Melchert:

You know, if there's one thing I've learned from being in the army, it's never ignore a harrumph.

I knew a colonel, who harrumphed, made the mistake of ignorring the harrumph, fatal error, because as it turned our the colonel who was harrumphing, was being harrumphed by other officers, and the colonel who was hurrmuphing them, was hurrumphing their hurrumphs. In the end, we had to disband the regiment -- morale totally destroyed ...
by harrumphing.

General Blackadder
I think we may de drfiting away from important matters, sir

Field Marshall Melchert:
Nonsense Blackadder, nonsense.

General Blackadder
Indeed, sir