A stevedore was in charge of offloading the wheat from the ships
at the harbor. Unfortunately the wheat was very moist and did not get
sucked up by vacuum too easily.

He approached the foreman for some advice and was told:
"If at first you don't suck seed, try a drier grain."

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Two chefs in Boston who were competing for the title of "Finest Fish
Fryer." Their talents were about equal, their dishes equally excellent.

However, at the last moment one of the chefs glazed his entry and won
the title. "Alas!" lamented the other, "There but for the glaze of cod go
I!"