Submarine Designer Gifts

'Jackson, I hear you've come up with a sensational design for a new underwater vessel.'

F&E Subs. Hey, you replaced the little swords with periscope-shaped toothpicks! Nice touch, Ernie!

A large yacht carries a small wood house.

Tugboat tugging Iceberg

'It's a long and narrow home: A perfect fit for you Mr Eel...'

AUKUS Deal Annoys France

'Silent type, eh?'

'It followed me home, can I keep it?'

"Sir, our hood ornament is slowing us down."

Submariners' Eye Test.

F&E Submarine Contractors. When we ask the government for assistance, we should avoid calling it a "bailout."

'Captain, I believe that your map coordinates are a bit off.'

'Oops! Butter-fingers.'

It's good news when an agent says "This is a big break" to an aspiring actor. But not good when said by an orthopedic surgeon holding your x-ray! It's jarring when your business partner says "We're going under while he's looking at the books. But it's very routine when said by a submarine captain speaking to the crew. "You're on fire" is nice to hear when you're playing an excellent round of golf. But not what you want to hear when you're grilling burgers. "A thumb on the scale" often mean

U Boat

Alexander Hopson, retired submarine Commanding Officer.

Refueling at Sea: Library Ship

"Rising sea levels."

'I know you didn't just reach through the torpedo tube and grab those fish.'

Build bridges, not walls. Unless it's housing. Then it's better to build walls.

'Yessir! That's what I want to see around our company - innovation and the bravery to do things different!'

"Oh U! The German periscoper: "Ach Himmel! Dot most be der peutiful Ben Nevis of vich ve 'ave 'eard so mooch!"

Little Submarines

USS Party Time.

"You've taken some creative liberties, Noah."

20,000 Leagues under the sea.

'I've always admired Gary's penmanship.'

Polar Bear

Hydrofoil wing boat.

Submarine Attacks

"I don't feel inspired to design submarines anymore."

“It’s ok to leave the lid up at home but not on a submarine.”

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

AUKUS Alliance

"It's a documentary on how they make submarines."