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Donna_D.
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Long ago, when sailing ships ruled the waves...
« on: Aug 12th, 2004, 8:33pm » |
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...A captain and his crew were in danger of being 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 battle the pirate boarding party.
Although some casualties occurred among the crew, the pirates were repelled. The men sat around on deck that night recounting the day's events when an ensign looked to the captain and asked, "Sir, why did you call for your red shirt before the 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 blood, and thus you men will continue to fight unafraid."
The men sat in silence, marveling at the courage of such a man. The next morning, the lookout screamed that there were two pirate vessels sending boarding parties.
The crew cowered in fear, but the captain, calm as ever, bellowed, "Bring me my red shirt!" Once again, the battle was on, and the captain and his crew repelled both boarding parties, though this time, more casualties occurred.
Later that day, however, the lookout screamed that there were pirate ships, ten of them, all with boarding parties on their way.
The men became silent and looked to the captain, their leader, for his usual command.
The captain, calm as ever, bellowed, "Bring me my brown pants!"
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Re: Long ago, when sailing ships ruled the waves..
« Reply #1 on: Aug 14th, 2004, 12:53pm » |
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lol...
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Re: Long ago, when sailing ships ruled the waves..
« Reply #2 on: Aug 14th, 2004, 1:00pm » |
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I can't believe that I have to bang my
Head against this wall again
But the blows they have just a little more
Space in-between them
Gonna take a breath and try again.
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