I have no idea from where this one came. It seems I have known it forever (at least from the early 1960s).

It is a tale of tight times in the military. Because of excessive budget constraints, the military housing shortage was very, very severe.

**Voice from the back** “How severe was it?”

It was so terrible that the troops were forced to domicile themselves in the large kitchen pots frequently used for making gelatin desserts. How did the drill sergeant respond to the recruit that complained about the situation?

“We all live in a Jello-Tub, Marine.”