On Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:08:19 -0400, "Wilbur Hubbard"
wrote:



A sailor man has standards of conduct one step above that listed above. He
gives and takes no quarter either from the elements or from Neptune's wrath.
He certainly doesn't abandon his ship because the winds got up to 45 knots
with seas of maybe 20 feet. Such is the work of a sissy.

Wilbur Hubbard


Written by an individual who, it is reputed, has never sailed at all.

Balderdash, in other words.



A fool who knows his foolishness is wise
at least to that extent, but a fool who
thinks himself wise is a fool indeed.