Lemonade Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 Now there's a headline you don't see every day.Porpoises rescue Dick Van Dyke | Film | guardian.co.ukPorpoises rescue Dick Van DykeMary Poppins star feared death after apparently falling asleep on his surfboard but friendly sea creatures pushed him to shoreOn screen, Dick Van Dyke has been rescued from untimely death by flying cars and magical nannies. Off screen, the veteran star of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Mary Poppins had to rely on the help of a pod of porpoises after apparently dozing off aboard his surfboard. "I'm not kidding," he said afterwards.Van Dyke's ordeal began during an ill-fated trip to his local beach. "I woke up out of sight of land," the 84-year-old actor told reporters. "I started paddling with the swells and I started seeing fins swimming around me and I thought 'I'm dead!'"Van Dyke was wrong. "They turned out to be porpoises," he said. "And they pushed me all the way to shore." The porpoises were unavailable for comment.Van Dyke made his screen debut on the Phil Silvers Show before bagging his own TV sitcom in 1961. His film credits include Bye Bye Birdie, Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Dick Tracy, while his TV drama Diagnosis: Murder ran from 1993 to 2001. In recent years he has appeared on screen in Night at the Museum and its 2009 sequel.Let the puns begin. This could be GOLD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stroopy121 Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 All a PR scam if you ask me.I think he drifted out to sea on porpoise.xx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 He defin-itely thought he was fin-ished....but I seem to remember he is as lucky as lucky can be.Apparently he was so mortified his whole body froze apart from his penis.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................so at least he had a free willy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christy Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 Must be a Sloanews day Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 I always did like him in Diagnofish Murder.Oh dear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted November 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 ...and as Caractacus Pods.I used to watch his Dick VD show in the 60s......the dawning of the Age of Aquarium. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Stu Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 OK, this is really getting irritating now.We need to put a stop to this, a complete cetacean of punning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted November 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 OK, this is really getting irritating now.We need to put a stop to this, a complete cetacean of punning.I've haddock up to here with your complaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Easy Wishes Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 I've haddock up to here with your complaining.He's right, this is absolutely no plaice for complaints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 Nae need to take the humpback, min.......that's just minke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Stu Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 That was aimed at narwhal in particular but fair enough I don't want to seem like I'm blubbering about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted November 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 Alright, I just thought you were getting a bit crabby. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 Algae out on a limpet here and suggest that he's taking a loach of the reporter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted November 11, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 Algae out on a limpet here and suggest that he's taking a loach of the reporter.Absolute cod-swallop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jon Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 Actually, you're right, this story could mackerel impact. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh_Jazz Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 This is sole-destroying. On yer pikes you lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted November 11, 2010 Report Share Posted November 11, 2010 I'm not clicking the link, I've already seen Flipper on DVD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeromiserY Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 He must have had a whale of a time in that plaice if he fell asleep on a surfboard?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHand Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 I've mullet over for a while, I cod skate around the issues but all this bassic humour is just pollocks. I dolphink taking tuna bout making carp puns about Dick Van Dyke is appropriate, it's actually bit shad that is the sole reason for this thread. May I raymind everyone that this is pacifically a music forum, I hope you are all herring this, perhaps I'll just hake tope trout my thoughts eelswhere.You're all just a bunch of hog suckers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ca_gere Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 I've mullet over for a while, I cod skate around the issues but all this bassic humour is just pollocks. I dolphink taking tuna bout making carp puns about Dick Van Dyke is appropriate, it's actually bit shad that is the sole reason for this thread. May I raymind everyone that this is pacifically a music forum, I hope you are all herring this, perhaps I'll just hake tope trout my thoughts eelswhere.You're all just a bunch of hog suckers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Stu Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 You're all just a bunch of hog suckers.Yeah? Think you're manatee enough to say that to any of us in person? I trout it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHand Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 I've barreleye started on you bitcher. Name the time and plaice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Le Stu Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 I've barreleye started on you bitcher. Name the time and plaiceBy A&E. You're gonna need a sturgeon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FatHand Posted November 12, 2010 Report Share Posted November 12, 2010 By A&E. You're gonna need a sturgeon!What elver you say, I think your going to flounder when I sock you on the jellynose. You'll be the one with shiner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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