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Way down upon the Mississippi, two tugboat captains who had
been friends for years, would always cry "Aye!" and blow
their whistles whenever they passed each other.
A new crewman asked his boat's mate, "What do they do that
for?"
The mate looked surprised and replied, "You mean that you've
never heard of... an aye for an aye and a toot for a toot?"
I know that you believe that you understood what you think I said, but I am not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant.
- Robert McCloskey
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