#first-mates

Captain's log... The first mate on a ship got drunk one day, and the captain entered it into the log: ""The first mate was drunk today."" The first mate begged the captain to remove the entry, but the captain was adamant that once an entry was in the book it could never be removed. The next day it was the first mate's turn to make the log entry, and in it he wrote: ""The captain was sober today.""

The first mate on a ship decided to celebrate an occasion with a ""little"" stowed away rum. Unfortunately he got drunk and was still drunk the next morning. The captain saw him drunk and when the first mate was sober, showed him the following entry in the ship's log: ""The first mate was drunk today."" ""Captain please don't let that stay in the log,"" the mate said. ""This could add months or years to my becoming a captain myself."" ""Is it true?"" asked the captain, already knowing the answer…