Ammatar jokes I can recall tend to be things that have been said.
"It doesn't matter if we ever find common ground with our enemies, the administration will never grant building permission!"
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Shern: "Indeed. Scagga is the sort of man who'd stop our chocolate ration and then sentence us to death."
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Nomakai:
Scagga does sound a bit like General Melchett, doesn't he.
I can imagine it now...
"Scagga: Now Shern, you remember when I came down to Derelik a few years ago. You used to have a lovely little Prowler, beautiful little thing, do you remember?
Shern: Flossie.
Scagga: That’s right, Flossie! Do you remember what happened to Flossie?
Shern: You shot him.
Scagga: That’s right! It was the kindest thing to do after he’d been bumped by that Tempest.
Shern: By *your* Tempest, sir.
Scagga: Yes, by my Tempest. But that, too, was an act of mercy when you remember that those drones had been set on him.
Shern: *Your* drones, sir.
Scagga: Yes, yes, my drones. But what I’m trying to say, Shern, is that the state young Flossie was in after we’d.....
Or...
[Nomakai is informed that a minmatar spy is stealing battle plans]
Scagga: You look surprised, Nommy.
Nomakai: I certainly am, sir. I didn't realise we had any battle plans.
Scagga: Well, of course we have! How else do you think the battles are directed?
Nomakai: Our battles are directed, sir?
Scagga: Well, of course they are, nomnom, directed according to the Grand Plan.
Nomakai: Would that be the plan to continue with total slaughter until everyone's dead except the Grand Admiral Sundara, Lady Sundara and their pet furrier, Alan?
Scagga: Great Scott! Even you know it!
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