
"The Nimbus, sir?"
"Is there something wrong with your hearing, Major?"
"No, sir, it's just that ..."
"The Nimbus is a proud ship with a long and distinguished history, Major"
"Sir, if I may be so bold, that captain is a fricken' moron. A complete, utter nincopoop. A total ignoramus. He's so stupid he saw a sign on the road that said "Spaceport Left", so he went home. He's so fat and lazy one time he fell asleep and they put him in the hippopotamus den at the zoo. It was three days before they firgured out what had happened! He's so braindead he got shot in the face and his IQ went up! He's so ..."
"Shut yo' jibba-jabba, Major foo! You will say no more about Intergalactic Space Hero Zapp Brannigan - Protector of the Universe and Queen of England, or it's off to the gulags of Leningrad IV with you! And zip up your fly!"
"Yes, sir"