 What was Winkelmann's greatest insult to Bailey?
Should any groundsman dispute the importance of belly-furniture in history—whether it be exterminating whales, or introducing syphilis to the Fiji Islanders, or settling the Australian littoral with cross-coves from Middlesex and Hampshire—he is referred to the hundred-and-first chapter of Moby Dick , a book spooled in the amusement tanks of all but the smallest spacers. By allowing a colony of Chlorella algae to work over our used air, water and other effluvia, though, three tons of metabolites would see us through from Brady Station to Piano West and back. It was Winkelmann who saw humorous possibilities in the entry, "Bailey, Robert," on Ship's Articles. Bailey stared across the dining-cubby toward Winkelmann, silently imploring the Captain's ratification of his masterpiece.
 Slathering ketchup on Bailey's most proud concoction
 Slathering ketchup on Bailey's most proud concoction  Reducing his compensation  Refusing to eat the steaks that Bailey innovated  Remarking that the food in which he invested the least effort in making was the most delicious