Da minuscule whistle-wetter dat da drunk sailor in "The Live Ghost" claimed he was gonna have when da captain gruffly asked him where he was going.
Knowing dat his "loose and lanky" underling was not capable of "libation-moderation" if he "went ashore", da captain impatiently brushed aside his claim dat he was just gonna have a "marteeny", and instead made said excessively-imbibing deck-swab stay aboard; he also commandeered Laurel and Hardy to keep watch on said liquor-lover to make sure dat he didn't leave. Said naive duo was easily duped, however, and so da wily whiskey-craving lout was able to sneak down da gangplank unseen, and get staggeringly soused, after all.
by QuacksO March 08, 2023