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Date:    Mar  1 11:29
From:    firebird
Subject: The Red Shirt
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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.   

However, the Captain and his crew repelled both boarding parties, though   
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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