“If we can figure that out, how come the brass can’t?” Szczerbiakowicz asked. “Beats me, Eyechart,” Sam said… — Harry Turtledove
“If we can figure that out, how come the brass can’t?” Szczerbiakowicz asked.
“Beats me, Eyechart,” Sam said. “You want stuff to make sense all the time, why the hell’d you join the Navy?”
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