Storyteller Of The Deep Mugs

"I'll bet you have some stories."

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?'

Fishing with God

'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...'

'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'

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

"Will thee not sayeth uncle?!"

Octopus Puppet Show (colour)

'It was this big. I swear'

Two Men Angler's In A Storm.

"He's a keeper!"

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

'No Jake, I don't want to watch you do it again.'

Angler poses with mermaid catch.

'I win!'

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

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

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

"Have ye seen a whale that matches this swatch?"

"I lost the hand to a shark, the leg to a barracuda, and the gallbladder to Dr. Steven Erlich."

"I thought it was deeper here."

'Well, so much for whale-whispering.'

'I'm afraid the motion has been carried and you lost.'

"Relax, Marge! I'm sure the folks at 'Ultimate Pirate Adventures'. . ."

'Lucas A Non Lucendo.'

Lighthouse attracts ships like moths

Help! Trapped on a desert island cartoon...

'Believe me, it's overrated up here.'