Fw: *WH* Red Shirt (FWD)

["David Ritterskamp" <blackbow@sprynet.com>]

Poster: "David Ritterskamp" <blackbow@sprynet.com>

Giggle O' the Day...

Regards, 

Ld. Jonathan Blackbow
Clan O'Shannon

-----Original Message-----
From: rmhowe <magnusm@ncsu.edu>
To: windmasters@trinet.com <windmasters@trinet.com>
Date: Wednesday, November 05, 1997 12:59 PM
Subject: *WH* Red Shirt (FWD)


>
>Poster: rmhowe <magnusm@ncsu.edu>
>
>The Red Shirt
> 
>Long ago, when sailing ships ruled the waves, a captain and
>his crew were invaded by another pirate ship.  As the crew 
>became frantic, the captain, bellowed to his first mate, 
>"Bring me my red shirt!"
>
>The first mate quickly retreived the captain's red shirt.  
>The captain put it on and led his crew into battle. There 
>were a few casualties, but they won the battle.  Later that
>evening, another battle broke out with an opposing pirate ship.  
>The captain, calm as ever, bellowed to his first mate, 
>"Bring me my red shirt!"
>
>They defeated the pirate ship with no casualties this time.
>Weary from the battles of the day, the men looked to their 
>captain and one of them asked, "Sir, why do you always call 
>for your red shirt when in battle?"
>
>The captain replied, "If I am wounded in battle, the red 
>shirt doesn't show the blood of the wound, 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 lookout screamed that there were nearly 10 
>pirate ships straight ahead.  The men became silent and 
>looked to the captain for his usual command.
>The captain, calm as ever, bellowed "Bring me my brown pants!"
>------------------
>Passed on by Magnus

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