Storyteller Of The Sea Pillows

Fish with a hook tells a good tale.

'He may not be a great angler but you have to admire his honesty.'

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!'

Naval Veterans Drinking at Greenwich Pub

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.'

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

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

Frontispiece to 'Dombey and Son'

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

Octopus Puppet Show (colour)

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

Two Men Angler's In A Storm.

"He's a keeper!"

'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.'

'I win!'

Angler poses with mermaid catch.

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

A crab finds an alternative to walking sideways.

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

'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.'

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