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5. Now this ain't no shit.

Reply to EYESORE 9001 (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 28, 2023, 10:29 AM

Jan 2023

(That's how all good sea stories begin.)

Back in my merchant marine days, I was aboard the S.S. Tonsina, and the chief steward was named Ella and the chief cook was named Sal.

It wasn't the best feeder I've been on, but it wasn't the worst, either.

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Now this ain't no shit. cloudbase Jan 2023 #5

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