Hippo leader?

[ParaHandy]

A Mahout is an elephant leader and here's one doing his job



Here's another elephant, mahout-less, in panic ...



However you may reasonably be asking what is the point of this post and some others might be asking what has this to do with sailing, but bear with me as the point of this post lumbers into view.

Hippos and elephants are different; here is a hippo with the astonishingly rare sight of a driver or คนต่างประเทศ which is falang for a hippo driver; he's the one on the left

[jim.r]

The auld hippos pit oan a stane or twa , his he no?

[Aja]

He's lost that hairy appendage on his Lordships upper lip tho....

Donald

[claymore]

Noo a stane lighter, thank you for mentioning it ye bandy legged we rapscallion

[ParaHandy]

Noo a stane lighter, thank you for mentioning it ye bandy legged we rapscallion

Jings and I thought the snidey wee bandy legged yin wus referring tae masel'

[Telo]

"Let's get this straight. You want me to suck this tube?"

[jim.r]

Noo we've got the catheter in, whaur's ra bag!