That last emission of pump gas before rhe onset of Monkey Toe. So unspeakably pungent it can only mean the next shot will be live ammunition.
"Good Lord Nelson, that surely must have been the final warning shot. The stench from that last trouser cough has me in fear for your britches. The next will surely be live! "
"Noted Hardy, I believe the monkey has formulated an escape plan. Even now I feel his toe pushing at my clackervalve to begin his attempt."
From The diary of Lord Horatio Nelson at the Battle of Trafalgar.