
He looks so calm.
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President Obama started to worry that the Fed chairman wasn’t as optomistic as he needed to be.
Jerry’s dislexia occasionally worked against him as he patiently waited in line for the next sub.
Jerry…Taking Shark week to a whole new level….
The Noah family has always been a little squimish when it comes to heavy rain.
The perfect excuse to breath nitrous oxide all the live long day.
Tom quietly wondered if turning off Joe’s oxygen tank for the 12th straight day would be too much.
Larry, honoring the tradition of all good eagle scouts, thought to himself…”One of these days California WILL break off into the ocean and I’ll be ready.”
Trying not to draw attention to himself, 007 decided to take the bus to blend in.
George always took extremes to avoid conversation.
They’ve got to get those locker rooms put in at the aquarium.
“Pardon me, but is this the bus to Atlantis?”
Ed the Meteorologist knew the public wouldn’t heed his warning, but he wore the scuba suit anyway.
Water phobia: the new middle class anxiety!
Being able to urinate in his own suit or warmth was his favorite advantage.
Going to extremes when forgetting your umbrella…..
“So how about them Red Sox?”
“Frickin’ Wonder Woman” Aquaman thought to himself as he could barely afford the bus for he and his team of divorce attorneys.
Tommy didn’t have far to go to reach the flooded manhole.
“Who the hell puts a bus stop at the base of a waterfall?”
Michael appeard a little over excited about his new job at Sea World.
Ernie’s attempt at becoming a vigilante has taken a turn for the worse.
Pauly was willing to try anything for his daytime enuresis.
“When Jacques Cousteau was young, he had no funding either.”
As Barry waited for the bus, he was hopeful they had finally replaced his usual seat with a steel cage.
Captain Nemo and his dream team…Headed to defend himself in the accidental mermaid harpooing incident.
For the umpteenth time that day, Larry wondered just where HAD he left that darn umbrella?!
Leonard privately hoped the tide was finally turning.
Ted always wanted to be aquaman, the rain just gave him a reason to don “the suit”.
Dave began to wonder if he may have overacted just a little to the morning media’s extreme weather warnings
“Someone at the Bus company left out the Letter `R`when placing the newspaper advert for Bus Drivers.”
Always on the hunt, Blofeld’s goons will turn over every stone to find James Bond.
“John just didn`t know what to wear,he`d never dated a Mermaid before.”
In this economy, who can afford to build and ark?
Walter’s mother is slightly overprotective.
“Boy, am I screwed if the sun shines today.”
How dare them say I have a dry sense of humor!
“Navy SEALS typically have the hardest time adjusting to civilian life.”
I hate when I surface nowhere near the boat.
GLOBAL WARMING is a bunch of bunk.
Damn SARS…
“This guy developed a phobia after watching Water World countless times…”
Kudos to “jason h” for his caption… I’m still laughing!
“Good thing I wore my ‘wait’ belt.”
Before Jacques Cousteau’s career took off, he thought he could make it in the corporate world.
After being splashed many times before by the bus missing the stop, Jacob was well prepared for it this time!
Jacques Cousteau always hated the morning commute…
‘The Man from Atlantic City’ somehow never made it to network television.
Chef Pierre’s obsession for frog legs soon turned him into a genuine frog man.
Larry sought different means of staying dry during thunderstorms after an umbrella was found to be the cause of him being struck by lightening in the past.
James has always been something of an exaggerator.
This swine flu thing has gone way too far.
“Would you believe he’s doing this for a Klondike bar?”
I don’t really see the need for the dive belt.
Jaques laughed to himself at the other commuters. Umbrellas…
Stan wondered what the guy in front of him knew that he didn’t.
Alison had called him from work and told him to be prepared. The new guy was full of it and she was sure they’d be sifting through his BS all morning.
Apparently the rest of you didn’t get the memo on the seven am tsunami.
Another typical Summer day in Seattle.
With a start, Bob realized he had forgotten his breifcase for the big presentation. But could he run home and back in THESE flippers before the bus got here?
Arthur decided taking initiative was probably best in this case. It might impress his bookie. After all, if this was the only way out of his contract, he could do worse than taking a dip with a few fish right?
I hope it’s not this uncomfortable when I get in the elevator at the Empire State Building…
Armando arrives at a solution to leaving yet another umbrella on the bus.
Wet suit? I don’t need no stinkin’ wet suit in the office!
To save time, Jacques suited up before his morning commute to the Calypso.
I look like I’ve lost weights? I hope not!
Wall Street wasn’t quite the swimming with sharks adventure he was hoping for.
I hate my job! I hate my job! I LOVE my job! I hate my job!
“MARCO…..polo…….MARCO…..polo
FISH OUT OF WATER”
heh heh heh …. …. suckers.
As a sensitive child, Jeff, terrorized by the plotlines of Mary Poppins and the Wizard of OZ, decided his only way out was a wet suit.
Charles laughed to himself, “Just watch them try to sell me an umbrella now!
“They wouldn’t think I was overreacting if they knew that I’m a wicked witch,” thought Joe. “Where are my winged monkeys?!”
An unexpected rain was all it took to force early adopter and gadget freak, Herb, to try the new hands free umbrella system.
With the bus running late, Jasper fought his panic to recalculate. Did he have enough air to make it back?
Bill took precaution to guard his new rug.
George couldn’t get past that sinking feeling.
Edith hated getting splashed by the bus.
Twenty bucks – she lets him on fare free if he clears those steps.
Bob found a way to disguise his thick, coke-bottle lenses…
Bob takes “Casual Fridays” seriously.
No one took Noah seriously either.
“I heard his very talkative boss is a bit of a spitter.”
“He must get the weather channel”
Oddly enough, Bill thought he had a genius way of protecting himself from the swine flu.
“What myth is this again?”
“Shhhh!!!! Here comes the bus.”
“alright rochambo to see who has to sit with Ed from Marine development”
Sid was the first in the group of agoraphobiacs to dive right in and face his fears.
snickering Tom says ” it looks like Jack is wearing a black bra …. hahahahah” Jim says “yeah and a big belt from the 80’s” “I wonder if Jack figured out noone else is dressing up for the Haloween party?” says Peggy.
The new U.S. Postal Service’s rainy day suit. Through rain and sleet and snow…
Sid’s solution to the very annoying and stinky flatulence problem at the bus stop.
Wasn’t the Graduate yesterday’s in thing?
These 21st century Renaissance men really irritate me!
Chad’s scuba outfit provides great protection from nature, except for when it calls.
Steve had never dated a squirter before.
“While his three friend tried out his latest invention,the three breasted water proof Bra,Fred`s lack of confidence in the product showed.”
Scuba Steve is always prepared in an unexpected rain shower.
Once again, Mother Nature found a way to cover up for one of Brian’s unusual fetishes.
Jerry liked to be prepared for anything.
I think his mortgage is underwater!
Hmmm…does this scuba suit make me look fat?
After what happened to his aunt, the Wicked Witch of the West, Josh wasn’t taking any chances.
Oh, the you-manatee!
After several years of humiliation, Jerry finally realized that he had to stop letting his wife choose his clothes for him.
Herman hated the inconvenience of having to carry an umbrella on rainy days.
“Get your hand off my apparatus!”
Exact change for bus fare would present Hubert with the day’s first of many challenges.
Unfortunately only one in four people accept global warming as fact.
Steve is trying to get used to his scuba-gear before his big vacation to Hawaii.
After missing 10 days of work, Bob finally attempts to face his fear of Swine Flu.
“… and Jim is wearing the newest fashion statement on Wall Street… Wear Your Body Bag To Work…”
“Sink or swim, Bob was prepared to face the bank’s executive board.”
Scuba dooba doo! Hey, hey, hey! Those made-in-china brollies won’t make it through the day.