The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 13, Issue 2 (May 2, 1938.)
Man Overboard
Man Overboard.
A passenger had by some mischance fallen overboard, and had been rescued after having been in the water some time. Shortly afterwards the captain came to see how the patient was.
“Is he all right?” he asked one of the hands.
“Yes, sir,” replied the sailor, “except that he seems to have lorst ‘is sense of humour.”
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