Hmmm...no word from DEep In The Heart Of. Guess she blew away. Hope the dogs are okay.

Uncle Caleb started out as a lancer on a whaling vessel. Being a tad nearsighted (and too proud to wear specs) his boat had to get really, really close before Unky made his throw. In fact, before he'd throw the crew would paint "This dead whale is the property of the whaling ship 'Buttercup'out of the port of New Bedford" on the side of the whale. Then Unky would make his throw and miss. The crew would back-paddle so fast that they burned the paint off the stern of their whaleboat and Unky would turn around and asked where the whale went.

His navigation stunk, too, but he was hell on wheels as a scrimshander (I think that's the first time that word has been used in MOAB).

I really don't know how the old man mannatee threatened Unky. I guess I always assumed it was with a shotgun or some other traditional way.