ALL AT SEA
A high-ranking officer about to board a ship was not recognized by the gangway
sentry who shou-ted: "You can't land here."
"Some naval language!" commented the officer. "If I was to land here, I would
go ashore."
SH-RULE
A Navy recruiting officer thus formulated the problem of making the recruit
toe the line in the service: "He has to shape up in the Navy shipshape or ship
out."