...one must always choose the lesser of two weevils.
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[Dinner in the officers' mess. The captain is inebriated, but asks apparently seriously] Capt. Jack Aubrey:
Do you see those two weevils doctor? Dr. Stephen Maturin:
I do. Capt. Jack Aubrey:
Which would you choose? Dr. Stephen Maturin:
[sighs annoyed]
Neither; there is not a scrap a difference between them. They are the same species of Curculio. Capt. Jack Aubrey:
If you had to choose. If you were forced to make a choice. If there was no other response... Dr. Stephen Maturin:
[Exasperated]
Well then if you are going to *push* me... [the doctor studies the weevils briefly] Dr. Stephen Maturin:
...I would choose the right hand weevil; it has... significant advantage in both length and breadth. [the captain thumps his fist in the table] Capt. Jack Aubrey:
There, I have you! You're completely dished! Do you not know that in the service... [pauses] Capt. Jack Aubrey:
...one must always choose the lesser of two weevils. [the officers burst out in laughter]
Do you see those two weevils doctor? Dr. Stephen Maturin:
I do. Capt. Jack Aubrey:
Which would you choose? Dr. Stephen Maturin:
[sighs annoyed]
Neither; there is not a scrap a difference between them. They are the same species of Curculio. Capt. Jack Aubrey:
If you had to choose. If you were forced to make a choice. If there was no other response... Dr. Stephen Maturin:
[Exasperated]
Well then if you are going to *push* me... [the doctor studies the weevils briefly] Dr. Stephen Maturin:
...I would choose the right hand weevil; it has... significant advantage in both length and breadth. [the captain thumps his fist in the table] Capt. Jack Aubrey:
There, I have you! You're completely dished! Do you not know that in the service... [pauses] Capt. Jack Aubrey:
...one must always choose the lesser of two weevils. [the officers burst out in laughter]
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Which would you choose
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Neither There's no difference between them They're the same species of curculio
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If you had to choose
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If you were forced to make a choice If there was no other
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Well then if you're going to push me
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I would choose the right hand weevil
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It has significant advantage in both length and breadth
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There I have you You're completely dished
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Movie Summary
After an abrupt and violent encounter with a French warship inflicts severe damage upon his ship, a captain of the British Royal Navy begins a chase over two oceans to capture or destroy the enemy, though he must weigh his commitment to duty and ferocious pursuit of glory against the safety of his devoted crew, including the ship's thoughtful surgeon, his best friend.
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Capt. Jack Aubrey
Dr. Stephen Maturin
