Posted 31 May 2005 - 11:56 PM
Nevermind any of that, my good sir, as we have much larger fish to fry in a light cornmeal-based batter. It now appears as though certain entities within the boat have seen fit to begin the dismantlement of a large can of tuna fish. I see this as an extremely inconsiderate thing to do in addition to the fact that it is clearly a challenge to the status quo, such that it is. As such, I remarked to a couple of my esteemed colleagues that this variety of happening could not be allowed to continue in it's present manner and proposed that we chuck the perpetrators overboard with a rather large dose of malice aforethoght. One of my compatriots voted against my proposal in a most outspoken way, drafting what would, in a simpler time, border on being a scathing treatise to the contrary of my belief system and preferred color of underpants. My other compadre in attendance remained entirely quiet on the subject, giving us cause to believe that he was suffering from a slight bout of death. We explored this further only to find that his untimely lack of verbosity was due to a very large sea bass having snatched his tongue away from him. Ever the gentleman, he waited until my debate with my premier associate had concluded prior to bringing this happening to our attention. After learning of our shipmate's misfortune, the two of us still in possession of our full capacities for oratory (which were significant, of which I'm sure you have no doubt) hatched a plan to lure the tongued-fish to the surface in order to accost our mutinous fellow travellers of the sea with great lashings handed out by it's great tail. While it was busy with them, we hoped that we could climb in it's mouth, find our friend's tongue, expound with it, and place it in it's intended location within his mouth. As it turned out (as if there was ever any doubt) our plan went off without a hitch and we were spared from the further tuna can dissection and our brother-in-arms's perpetual silence. As we sat down to a cup of Lapsang Souchong, we discussed the events of the day and settled upon a new set of guidelines for such a situation if it should ever appear again at some point in the indeterminate future. We bound our notes on the subject and I faxed the manuscript to my long time pal Chuck back at the Lee Ballack Publishing Company in Toronto for immediate distribution to the finest clearing houses around the globe. All in all, it was a fairly pleasant three hours, twelve minutes, and forty-six seconds, but I am certainly pleased that it is but a memory and not present activity that I am regaling you with at this present time.
-Pufer
"Believe nothing, no matter where you read it or who said it, even if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense." -The Buddha