I worked in the biology department at Buffalo State College in New York. The Great Lakes Laboratory, also stationed at the college, employed a licensed boat captain to man its research vessel. It was common knowledge that the captain couldn't swim. When newcomers learned of this, they would often approach him about it. "Is it true?" one of them asked incredulously. "You, a boat captain, can't swim?"

　　"No, I can't!" he replied. "Can pilots fly?"

　　我在纽约州立大学水牛分校的的生物系工作。 大湖实验室同时也设在这家大学，并聘请了专业的持照船长来驾驶实验室的研究用船。 按常识，船长是必须不会游泳的。 当一批新员工来到并得知这个事情后，他们经常走到那船长问个明白。“这是真的吗？”一次，一个新员工怀疑地问，“你，一个船长，不会游泳？”“不会，我不会游泳”，船长回答说，“飞行员就会飞吗？”