A committee was appointed to call on the ship's captain and register a complaint about the kind of food sailors were getting.
"Want to complain about the grub, eh," growled the Old Man. "What's the matter with it? Not enough of it?"
"Oh, yes, sir," said the spokesman. "There's plenty of it, much as it is."
The Old Man scowled even more menacingly.
"Not good enough, eh?"
"Oh, yes, sir, it's very good, what there is of it."