Harbour Jokes

A ship in harbour is safe, but that is not what ships are built for.

Once Mr. Ravana held a chief administrator post of an important buddhist instituition in Kandy.
One day a group of foreign delegates visited this historic place and met Mr. Ravana and they had short discussion.
So,.. Mr. Ravana had to say " when Japanese bombing Colombo harbour in 1942 "..... But he pronounced the word "bombing" (B O M B I N G ) wrongly. One of his friends whispered " Mr Ravana,, B is silent" But there were two B s, so he corrected that sentence like. .." when Japanese ombing Colombo harbour in 1942".........

Stan Kegel's construction story reminded me of some of the silly things my husband had people believe:
People who have boats and yachts will tell you that sightseers ask them all sorts of stupid questions. In our fishing harbour we have a lobster unit, and a pump mounted on the quay circulates fresh sea water through the tanks to keep the lobsters alive. One day a man asked my husband what the pump was for.
With a straight face he replied: "It is used to rectify changes brought about by the tides. You see, when it is low tide, they pump water from the harbour into the ocean to get the water to the same level. When it is high tide, they pump the water back again."
The Cango Caves in Oudtshoorn, South Africa, run underground for some 2 km. As we were coming out of the caves, some people approached us asked us what is better: to visit the caves early in the day, or late afternoon.
"Late afternoon may not be a good Idea," my husband replied. "When more...

The ship is safer in the harbour, but it is not meant for that.