PittsburghThoughts

The Band - life is a carnival.mp3 

I'm happy to report that there aren't any polyps or other strange biological anomilies taking up residence in my colon. But, they didn't knock me out as they have done in the past. It wasn't pleasant, sort of like something inside trying to claw its way out. 

Having your colon certified is a two edged sword, certainly it's good news but is a greasy burgher an appropriate way to celebrate? Shouldn't I take extra care to keep it tip top? Or is it like a car, once that first bump appears, screw it? I don't know, I just don't know. So the worm tube that runs through me is ok. it digests and fights off any thing that shouldn't be there. One system down, zillions to go.

A group of American and British citizens are stuck in a lifeboat after their ship and a U-boat sink each other in combat. Willi (Walter Slezak), a German survivor, is allowed aboard (after some debate), but is later revealed to be the ruthless Nazi U-boat captain.

Kovac (John Hodiak) takes charge, rationing the little food and water they have, but as time goes on, Willi gradually takes control away from him. One morning, while the others are sleeping, the injured German-American Gus Smith (William Bendix) catches Willi drinking from a hidden water supply. Too weak to wake anybody up, Gus is pushed overboard to drown. However, when they notice that the Nazi is sweating, the other passengers realize that he must have been hoarding water, so they beat him up and throw him out of the boat...