After many years at sea a pirate decided to retire. Since he had suffered injuries on the job he thought that he should collect on his workers compensation insurance. He had a wooden leg, a hook where his right hand should be and a patch over his right eye. The agent assured him that he would be compensated if the injuries were work related. “How did you get the wooden leg?”
In a booming voice the pirate replied:
“Me and me mates were on the high seas when the boom she swang ’round and knocked me into the sea where a shark bit off me leg.”
Agent: “That is certainly work related. How did you lose your hand?”
Pirate: “Well, me and me mates were on the high seas when the boom she swang ’round and knocked me into the sea where a shark bit off me hand.”
Agent: “That’s also work related. How did you lose your eye?”
In a booming voice the pirate replied:
Pirate: “Well matey, I was layin’ on the deck one balmy day catching some rays when this seagull flew by and dropped his duty right in me eye!”
Agent: “What does that have to do with the loss of your eye?”
Pirate: “It were the first day with me hook!”