Herman by Jim Unger for February 08, 2024

And watch out for the Japanese whaling fleet.

OMG

It was just a puddle before she waded in…

And don’t get to close to a navy ship. Might be mistaken for a sea mine.

She could sink ships.

She’ll need a tug.

“Darn it! Here come those Humpback Whale-sighting tourist boats again!”

Mm

Buoy, you’re going to get it

Behold, the reason why the sea level is rising

Is there a mfg label across her stern? Required when hauling freight.

I had a coworker that was a very very big guy. He lived for boating. A different coworker asked one day what the difference was between a boat and a ship. The guy didn’t know and went and looked it up. When he returned he informed us that it was the difference in weight. The coworker that asked did not miss a beat and promptly return with “So, you have both a boat and a ship! It’s a boat until you step on it, then it becomes a ship!”

They don’t weigh her on a conventional scale. They use displacement tonnage.

Also stay away from whalers!

“Ayup, looks like ole Mahitabel’s gone up a bit in tonnage!” said the old Yankee skipper.

His last words.

With some luck, maybe the sharks are hungry.

The next scene shows him floating face down……..

One more cartoon I can’t post on Facebook, for fear of my ex.

And don’t let her sun herself on the beach.

HAHAHAHA! That’s the funniest cartoon I’ve seen in a long time!

That’s funny! Thank you and beware the laws of tonnage!

Nice of him to think of her safety.

(Protecting the ships is really just an extra benefit.)

Her blubber could power a small town for weeks

She better hope a Save the Whales group doesn’t show up.

…it was out of concern for her safety…right???

The shipping lane is exactly where she belongs.

Make way for the whales too!

Dang – those Houthi’s are everywhere!

That’s pretty harsh! True, but harsh.