I tossed my compass overboard. Damn thing only pointed north, and I by God wanted to sail southeasterly. Probably shoulda paid more than 98 cents for it in the first place...told the Captain that before we sailed, too, I said to him, "Cap'n," says I, "This cheap compass is only pointing north" but did he listen to me, of course n o t h e n e v e r d o e s

and with a thud, and another one hits the floor