Waterline

Aug 2, 2017 — Comic #127

A red-haired officer stands by a red phone on the quarterdeck and explains, “When we’re in port, the quarterdeck uses a landline telephone. But when we’re underway, they have to switch to a waterline.” A shipmate says, “So that’s what that means!” Caption: “Pro tip: if anyone asks you to fetch them ‘20 feet of waterline,’ just dump a bundle of soaking-wet telephone cords in their rack and call it a day.”

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When we’re in port, the quarterdeck uses a landline telephone to make calls. But when we’re underway, they have to switch to a waterline / So that’s what that means! / Pro tip: if anyone asks you to fetch them “20 feet of waterline” or some nonsense, just dump a bundle of soaking-wet telephone cords in their rack and call it a day

fool's errand

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