From: blueshirt@indigo.news   
      
   The Doctor wrote:   
      
   > In article ,   
   > Blueshirt  wrote:   
   > > Nomen Nescio wrote:   
   > >   
   > >> When Marco went to China, the Chinese put saucers over their   
   > >> teacups to keep the tea warm. But sailing back to Europe,   
   > >> Marco found that saucers would fall off with the movement of   
   > >> the ship. So he said fuck it, the saucer goes underneath.   
   > >   
   > > Just as well, or how would we put out spilt tea back into   
   > > the cup if we didn't have a saucer, eh?   
   > >   
   > > That Marco Polo is a clever fella... it's a pity he got lost.   
   >   
   > But did he travel by sea?   
      
   Of course he did.   
      
   How would he have found out about saucers falling off the tea   
   cups otherwise?   
      
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