Pun: the lesser of two weevils

W Brewer brewerwa at GMAIL.COM
Thu May 8 21:31:20 UTC 2014


Capt. Jack Aubrey: <<...one must always choose the lesser of two weevils.>>
Dr. Stephen Maturin:  <<He who would pun would pick a pocket.>> vel sim.,
in the movie anyway.

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