As I said, Frau Ga nad I cruised to Hawaii and back. The boat sailed out from San Diego Harbor. It was one of the older boats in the fleet:
OK, that’s a joke. The San Diego Harbor has a boat museum which we toured. The boat above is the HMS Surprise. It was used in the movie Master and Commander in 2003.
The Star of India is a real beauty:
This is the USS Dolphin.
On the the steam ferry Berkely we were able to tour the engine room. It was particularly interesting for me because my father was a boilermaker on the USS Arkansas during WWI. He shoveled coal into the furnaces. Once the man working next to him was old and couldn’t do the work. My old man did the shoveling for both of them, got caught and spent a week in the brig.
Right across from the Harbor is the Naval base:
I forget who asked for the final Ernie strip. Here’s the final Sunday. It appeared on January 28, 2018:
That was me when I asked for the first Ernie, last Ernie, first Piranha Club and last Piranha Club. Thanks for putting them out for us. And any time you want to start a new series, we would love to see it.
OK, Norm
This one brought tears to my eyes, it tied such a pretty bow on everything! Impossible to pick a favorite panel, but Spencer’s line— what a hoot!
I remember Sam Gross telling me that most of all he tried to be funny. He sure was. I tried to do that as well.
You’re the funniest one that’s every been out there in my opinion. Ernie and the Piranha Club never fail to make me (literally) laugh out loud. (Others would occasionally make me smile, but not actually laugh.)
Never caught the last one, so thanks for posting it.
Aw shucks!
I don’t remember the last one either – love it! Thanks for all you do.
You make my day
How long did Sid live off of the 20 million (about 10 million or so after taxes)?
Did he blow it all at the track or in a bar??
Or did he move to Florida, like yoo noo hoo?
I don’t know. He blew town and I never saw him again.