You can no more make a sailor of a land-lubber by dressing him up in sea-toggery, and putting a commission into his hands, than you can make a shoemaker of him by filling him with sherry-cobblers.
—Admiral Farragut
A deadly viper once bit a hole snipe's hide; But 'twas the viper, not the snipe, that died.
- dave
- El Paso, Texas, United States
- Native Texan · Navy Veteran · Various Scars and Tattoos · No Talent, but yet a Character