Seeya Brett and Paul! I have 1/2 hour to go then I am going home!
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 lead 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!".
Once again the battle was on, however, the Captain and his crew
repelled both boarding parties, although 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 marvelling 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, or his usual
command.
The Captain, calm as ever, bellowed, "Bring me my brown pants!"
Hehe, another one!