Captain Bravado
> Once upon a time, there was an officer of the Royal Navy
> named Captain
> Bravado who showed no fear when facing his enemies. One
> day, while sailing
> the Seven Seas, his lookout spotted a pirate ship
> approaching, and the crew
> became frantic. Captain Bravado bellowed, "Bring me
> my red shirt!" The first
> mate quickly retrieved the captain's red shirt, and
> while wearing
> the brightly colored frock, the Captain led his crew into
> battle and
> defeated
> the mighty pirates.
> That evening, all the men sat around on deck recounting
> the triumph of
> earlier. One of them asked the Captain, "Sir, why
> did you call for your red
> shirt before battle?"
> The Captain replied, "If I were to be wounded in the
> attack, the shirt would
>
> not show my blood. Thus, you men would continue to fight,
> unafraid." All of
> the men sat and marveled at the courage of such a manly
> man's man. As
> dawn came the next morning, the lookout spotted not one,
> not two, but TEN
> pirate ships approaching. The crew stared in worshipful
> silence at the
> Captain and waited for his usual orders.
>
> Captain Bravado gazed with steely eyes upon the vast
> armada arrayed against
> his ship, and without fear, turned and calmly shouted,
> "Get me my brown
> pants."
>
> Once upon a time, there was an officer of the Royal Navy
> named Captain
> Bravado who showed no fear when facing his enemies. One
> day, while sailing
> the Seven Seas, his lookout spotted a pirate ship
> approaching, and the crew
> became frantic. Captain Bravado bellowed, "Bring me
> my red shirt!" The first
> mate quickly retrieved the captain's red shirt, and
> while wearing
> the brightly colored frock, the Captain led his crew into
> battle and
> defeated
> the mighty pirates.
> That evening, all the men sat around on deck recounting
> the triumph of
> earlier. One of them asked the Captain, "Sir, why
> did you call for your red
> shirt before battle?"
> The Captain replied, "If I were to be wounded in the
> attack, the shirt would
>
> not show my blood. Thus, you men would continue to fight,
> unafraid." All of
> the men sat and marveled at the courage of such a manly
> man's man. As
> dawn came the next morning, the lookout spotted not one,
> not two, but TEN
> pirate ships approaching. The crew stared in worshipful
> silence at the
> Captain and waited for his usual orders.
>
> Captain Bravado gazed with steely eyes upon the vast
> armada arrayed against
> his ship, and without fear, turned and calmly shouted,
> "Get me my brown
> pants."
>