Oh Boy Hill Bear..........
That was great! As a matter of fact I have a FOOT LONG Mr. Hankey plush doll with a sailor hat hanging in the cabin on my boat. My wife gave it to me for Christmas seven or eight years ago.
I'll tell ya a shitty RP story. We used to work with a scuba instructor who got the greatest kick out of telling his students the various facets of pee and poo in your wet suit whilst down deep. And to make sure they would get the chance to experience the pleasure, he would always make his first stop in RP at a two wheel slop cart in the Old Port operated by an old guy named "Chino". Chino's condiments to include guacamole, salsa and whatever were always exposed to the swarms of airborne shit eaters that abound in that neighborhood. Of course within a few hours of enjoying Chino's delectable cuisine every student had a raging case of good old Montezuma's Revenge. And...they still had two days of diving to do. I always felt sorry for the scuba shop girls in RP and here in Yuma that had to clean up those shitty rental wet suits as well as the next batch of students that would have to rent them again.
JJ