Long ago, when sailing ships ruled the waves, 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.
Later that day, 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!"
And once again the battle was on. The Captain and his crew
repelled both boarding parties, however this time more
casualties occurred. Weary from the battles, the men sat
around on deck that night recounting the day's occurrences
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 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 next morning, the lookout screamed
that there were pirate ships, 10 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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