“Man falls from one cruise ship, is rescued by another five hours later”
Ollie: We were sailing along in clear weather, when all of a sudden, a terrible storm came up. Didn’t it, Stanley?
Stan: Yeah, and then we floundered in a typhoid!
Oliver: Not typhoid, he means typhoon, sugar. Then the ship started to sink, and we both dived overboard. Didn’t we, Stan?
Stan: Yes, just as the boat was going down for the third time.
Oliver: And here we are.
Mrs. Hardy informs them that the rescue ship with the survivors aboard is not due until the next day. They cross-examine the men as if they are naughty children caught in a lie. They must explain how they came in ahead of the rescue boat by ship-hiking:
Stan: It must have got there after we left.
Ollie: That’s right. It must have gotten there after we left. Thank you, Stanley.
Stan: You’re welcome.
Mrs. Hardy: Well then, how did you get here?
Stan: Oh, we ship-hiked.
Ollie: That’s right. We, we ship-hiked.
Mrs. Hardy: Ship-hiked?
Ollie: Yes. We thumbed our way.
Mrs. Hardy: What do you mean, thumbed your way?
Ollie: Well, Stan and I would be swimming along. We’d see a boat coming our way. We’d go like that (gesturing) and they’d pick up us. Wouldn’t they, Stanley?
Stan: Yeah. Of course, that’s if they were going our way, mind you.
Mrs. Hardy: Now you see, Betty. He’s no different from the rest. They’re both like two peas in a pod.
Stan (correcting): Pod-duh
I give up! Where’s the boat?
If,I could only see them one more time!
Thank you for that. Love that scene.
Oh man ... I love that Laurel and Hardy movie! {^) Maybe we’ll watch it tonight!!! It is a hoot.
LOL!! Ya beat me to it! “Sons Of The Desert’’.