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Posted: Fri Feb 15, 2008 8:52 am Post subject:
Aye, aye cap’n
Long ago, when sailing ships ruled the waves, a captain and his crew were about to be boarded by a pirate ship. As the crew became frantic, the captain bellowed to his first mate, ‘Bring me my red shirt!’
The first mate quickly retrieved the captain’s red shirt, which the captain put on and led the crew to victory.
Later that day, the lookout screamed that there was another pirate ship on the horizon. The crew shivered in fear, but the captain, calm as ever, bellowed, ‘Bring me my red shirt!’ And once again the battle was on. Another victory!
That night, weary from the battles, the men sat around on deck recounting the day’s drama. An ensign looked to the captain and asked, ‘Sir, why did you call for your red shirt before battle?’
The captain, giving the ensign a look that only a captain can give, exhorted, ‘If I am wounded in battle, the red shirt does not show the blood and thus you men will continue to fight unafraid.’ The men sat in silence, marveling at the courage of such a man.
As dawn came the next morning, the lookout screamed that there was a pirate ship on the horizon. Then another! And another, 10 of them in all!
The men became silent and looked to the captain for his usual command.
The captain, calm as ever, bellowed, ‘Bring me my brown trousers!’
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