the red shirt

One day, while sailing the Seven Seas, Captain Bravo’s lookout spotted a pirate ship. The crew became frantic!

Captain Bravo bellowed, “Bring me my red shirt!” The first mate quickly retrieved the captain’s red shirt, and while wearing the brightly colored frock, the Captain led his crew into battle and defeated the pirates.

That evening, all the men sat around on the deck recounting the day’s triumph. One of them asked the captain, “Sir, why did you call for your red shirt before battle?”

The captain replied, “If I had been wounded in the attack, the shirt would not have shown my blood. Thus, you men would continue to fight, unafraid.” All of the men sat and marveled at both the courage and intelligence of such a manly man’s man.

As dawn came the next morning, the lookout spotted not one, not two, but TEN pirate ships approaching! The crew stared in worshipful silence at the captain and waited for his usual brilliant orders.

Captain Bravo gazed with steely eyes upon the vast armada arrayed against his ship, and without fear, turned and calmly shouted, “Get me my brown pants.”

(Thanks cameron)







Number of readers
- home
comics
news links
other links

about me
blog archives
docs
entertainment
experiences
funny lists
humor
intellectual
interests
metafilter
music
opinions
photos
web designs
tools
software
webmaster help

Sign up
Enter your email address to be notified of new posts



Search blog archives

Calendar
September 2002
S M T W T F S
« Aug   Oct »
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930  







Random quote
(View all quotes)
"Wherever you go, there you are. -- Buckaroo Banzai"










(?) Choose theme:  X X X X X X