There are many jokes about the difficulties of the official language
used in the Army. There is even a special word for the intricate obscure language
used in manuals-"Manualese". Here's a parody on this in the form of an extract
from a technical manual on military cocking for those training to become Army
cooks (commonly called "ration destroyers", "belly robbers", etc.). This extract
is a familiar proverb disguised.
"Attention is drawn to the undesirability of the overlapping of functions in
the preparation of liquid comestibles in catering establishments. It has been
established that in cases of reduplication among mess executives a 'deduction
in nutritional value and palatability has resulted."
An old proverb has it in six words: "Too many cooks spoil the broth."