somewhat illogical

My friend was never the best of sailors. Even when we were travelling on a cruise liner, he remained belowdecks and attempted to cure his mal de mer with tobacco. When I informed him that we had recently seen a passing sailing ship crewed by a boy in a straw hat, a swordsman, a cook, two immodestly clad young women, a catapultier, a bulky fellow with a metal nose, and some sort of horned mascot, he merely enquired whether I attempted to distract other patients with this sort of fable, before once again groaningly burying his head beneath his sheets.

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