Joyce Walker of Maple Ridge, B.C., swears this is true and we, of course, don’t doubt her:
When my husband was overseas in barracks, he and Trooper X went off duty and headed for the canteen.
Trooper X said: “Aren’t we going to the absolution hut first?”
My husband replied: “I have nothing to confess.”
And they walked on, Trooper X looking a bit puzzled, to the ablution hut.
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