In this situation, “oops” doesn’t cut it.  No matter what you say, “sorry” will not butter the biscuit, so to speak.  All apologies, simply isn’t enough to make good on this ridiculous blunder.  OK, so maybe things were looking pretty bleak on the high seas that fateful day and a few of the rookies were a bit nervous they might not get back to see dry land and that cocktail waitress at the Beef-N-Ale but holy mackerel, man!  Suck it up!  You can’t anchor here.  There’s a big fat