This was humor in the early years of the 20th century. This was how they kept spirits up in the lifeboats of the Titanic.

Let's keep our spirits up, shall we? Anyone have a book of choice, snappy sayings?

I do!

Read from it, then. Make it a corker!

Uh . . . "You be hanged," as the washerwoman said to the clothes.

Go on, go on.

No, that's it.

That's not a joke, that's a pun cleaved in two and drained of its blood. Find another one, and - oh no! She's sinking! She's sinking! Row, men, or we'll be dragged under!

So I don't have to find a -

Shut up! Row!