Nautical Myth Buff Pillows

"They say those who follow the Great Rubber Duckie will ride safely through any storm!"

Flying Dutchman

'It was this big. I swear'

"A textbook landing..."

A Heavenly Sight (The Rime of the Ancient Mariner).

Mermen

"Carpenter ants."

"How much to insure my artifical leg?"

"Do you mind?!"

If only they'd taken it with them!

'Half mushroom and half plankton!'

Mermaid luring pirates to their death

Pirate toilet.

"Because the sea can be a cruel mistress."

The Bermuda Trapezoid: Where Ships Mysteriously Appear.

'Steer clear of the blow hole until we get to Sausalito.'

Our flounder

"What does it look like I'm looking for?"

Illustration for 'Foul Play', scene 2.

'Aaah, tis good. . . I see you already have yer sea legs.'

'I don't find you completely unattractive. There are parts of you that I really like.'

And that's where mermaids came from.

Mermaids cross

Hold yer fire! It's just a t-shirt cannon!

The Mermaid and the Cat

'Forget lunch, lads. . . It be the Brazilian women's beach volleyball team!'

Siren and Pirates

Merman with cymbals

Old boatmen impressing children with made up stories about having been a smuggler

"Oooh—dollar in the swear-jar, captain!"

'You insistence that women go first is sexist, patronising and offensive.'

'I'm getting too old for this pirate business, Tom.'

'Wow! Gruel twice in one week, IT DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THIS!'

'I hope you realise that this could give us all a really bad name.'

Message in a bottle breaks on a rock.