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An American waship once paid a visit to a port in a hot country where the British navy had a base, and the captain of the British base invited the officers of the American warship to a party ashore. Americans like their drinks to have plenty of ice in them, even in a could climate, world of warcraft powerlevelingbut at the time of the warship's visit to the British base, it was generally known that the British hardly ever had ice, even in the hottest countries. The captain of the American ship did not want to have to drink warm drinks at the British party, but it would have been very impolite to refuse the British captain's invitation, so the American captain accepted, but, an hour before the party was due to begin, world of warcraft power levelingsent a small boat ashore to his host with several large tins of ice from the waship's refrigerators. When the American officers went ashore for the party, they were looking forward to having plenty of ice in their drinks. They were therefore very surprised when, on their arrival, World of Warcraft power levelingthey were served drinks with no ice in them at all. They thought that the servants might perhaps not yet have had time to unpack the ice that had been sent from the ship, but the party continued, and still there was no ice. Of course, the American officers were too polite to ask what had happened to the ice that they had sent. When the party at last came to an end, the American captain thanked his British host for the pleasant party. Then the secret of the ice came out.world of warcraft powerleveling The British captain thanked the American captain for it and said, 'It allowed me to have the first really cold bath I have had in this place.'