Sea Story Teller Gifts

'I'll just go and stick this above the surface - it'll clear the place in no time!' (Neptune with shark fin on end of trident)

Waiting for the fleet to come in.

"I was born to be a teacher. I have red ink."

For his next book, he would write an epic novel of the sea.

"Hey grandpa, tell us more about the time you were in that Steven Spielberg movie."

The one that got away

'Are we there yet?'

'So Captain Ahab, I put it to you that you were deliberately stalking my client!'

Fishing with God

"As I was only saying the other day..."

'I wonder why scuba divers always fall backwards off their boats.'

'Well, it wasn't my lucky day... first there was that shark and then I bimped into a bunch of beaver!'

'It's true what they say: People often look like their pets...'

'Oh, no - I have to read each tentacle - that'll be extra, of course.'

'Son, I told you before: If you circle your prey for too long, you get dizzy...'

'Look Reg, a ship...we're saved!'

Frontispiece to 'Dombey and Son'

"You may be in love, but can you support my daughter on what a herring makes?"

Scuba: 'You call that a knot, now this is a knot.'

"He's a keeper!"

Octopus Puppet Show (colour)

Two Men Angler's In A Storm.

"How much did it cost to have your ears pierced?"

'It was this big. I swear'

"Will thee not sayeth uncle?!"

'Ships plumber reporting for duty.'

'Fear of getting caught is understandable but fear of water, I think, requires counselling.'

Angler poses with mermaid catch.

'I win!'

'To think we used to complain about a little flotsam and jetsam.'

"With the benefit of hindsight, I’d say no, Ed, it wasn’t ‘funny’ letting him steer the boat!"

'I've told you time and again, if you didn't east so fast, you wouldn't swallow so much flotsam.'

A fish swimming with an umbrella.

A crab finds an alternative to walking sideways.

'It's grossed over a billion dollars. Let's go see the Titanic wreck.'