“Eagle to George. Do we look as cold as you do, sir?” So he had to joke as well as fight U-boats. He had to goad his weary mind into a prompt reaction, and think of some lighthearted wisecrack, and he was a man who joked with difficulty. He thought academically along the lines of what he believed would be considered funny, and produced an academic pun. “George to Eagle. You look North Polish.”
