THE OATHS OF MAGELLAN
'I swear the following are true :
To circumnavigate the globe, wear gloves.
White is not good in white outs or storms
at sea; wear black seal or gray canvas.
Boots are as good as their last salty shrink.
Scan the Heavens only with caution - astrolabe,
compass, and chore-boy will have to do.
Bring dogs on board only at your own peril.
They slip off deck eventually, and simply
cannot be retrieved. Thus, plan to grieve.
Everything you think is flat, is round.
Everything you think is round, is, in its
way, just as flat as that which is round.
God flies through the Heavens in a
chariot, knowing nothing of
water all the while.'
'I swear the following are true :
To circumnavigate the globe, wear gloves.
White is not good in white outs or storms
at sea; wear black seal or gray canvas.
Boots are as good as their last salty shrink.
Scan the Heavens only with caution - astrolabe,
compass, and chore-boy will have to do.
Bring dogs on board only at your own peril.
They slip off deck eventually, and simply
cannot be retrieved. Thus, plan to grieve.
Everything you think is flat, is round.
Everything you think is round, is, in its
way, just as flat as that which is round.
God flies through the Heavens in a
chariot, knowing nothing of
water all the while.'
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