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Show Generous in thought and deed are the seamen of the navy. One of these, fresh from the long battleship cruise, entered a bank in San Diego, hailing the teller boisterously as follows: "Hello, matey! How's business?" "Business isn't any too brisk," replied the teller, Indulgently, "but maybe it'll pick up. What can I do for you?" The jacky produced a check for $30, payable pay-able to bearer. "How will you have it?" asked the teller. The genial seaman sea-man hesitated a moment, and then replied: "Matey, seein' that business ain't so good, I won't be hard on you. Gimme me ten dollars now, an' I'll take the rest at ten a month." |