Tyler, did they make you swim that last half-mile???

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> My biggest gaff was on a trip out to the Dry Tortugas. We were riding 
> the bow in search of tropicbirds. When we approached the Tortugas we 
> hade a detour to Hospital Key to look for Masked Booby. When I saw one, 
> I yelled out "Tropicbird" even though I knew it was a booby. Just had 
> tropicbird stuck on my tongue. In retrospect, the stampede was comical.