Poolside Philosophers Gifts

Divers Lap Pool

Human paddle

"I have to quit the swim team. My braces rusted."

"Nation-building never works."

"Ooooh, I bet that feels nice."

He can identify a fly taken by a trout at fifty yards range.

Academics At The Beach: The Old Man And The Sea

'Still think nuclear testing is harmless?'

Of pitting his own wits against their natural cunning

A Poem about Sand

'Oh, come on - If you're gonna mess up my castle, take the whole thing.'

Shallow End (Slightly innocuous statements) - Deep End (a little more weighty)

"It ain't easy, Doc. There's a lot of pier pressure."

'How's the water, dear?'

One of Many California Gene Pools

"Wanna play 'Waitin’ on the Cable Guy'?"

'...the really big ones can be found.'

Don't you worry JB, everything is fine here.

"We're not on vacation anymore. The company folded."

How Relaxing It Is To Go To The Beach. . . How Close You Live To The Beach.

"She thought he was a good listener. Turns out he was a decoy."

'Perhaps we should leave details of the divorce settlement until after we are married.'

Mozart on a lilo

"Alarmingly, after five minutes the pool had come no closer."

'Wow, swimming IS great exercise! The bathroom scale I put down here shows I'm 20 pounds lighter!'

Artist Misses the Point

"Read me back the minutes from the last dip."

"Don't be afraid of sharks. They generally attack only when provoked."

"But if you teach him to fish, you have fed him for a lifetime."

"You're overthinking this."

As the years passed, Grandpa became more absent minded...

How swimmers look and feel after a long swim.

"It's nice to see John finally relaxing."

'Despite anosmia she fonded her penuche.'

'I'm just not feeling sufficiently incentivised today.'