August 2000, Del Mar Lifeguard's Dory was stolen, allegedly by some drunks. But since the drunks didn't steal the plug, the dory soon sank.

When questioned, the drunks couldn't remember where they last saw it. Even after searching for weeks, we never found the dory.

With thanks and apologies to Edgar Allen Poe,
the following tells the dory story.

ON A LATE NIGHT DARK AND DREARY STRODE THE DRUNKS WITH EYES ALL BLEARY, STAGGERED DOWN THE BEACH TOGETHER STUMBLING FROM THE BAR ROOM DOOR.

TO OUR DORY THEY DID WANDER THEN OUR DORY THEY DID PLUNDER, STOLE THAT DORY FROM ITS STORAGE, SNATCHED THAT DORY FROM OUR SHORE.

DOWN THE BEACH THEY DRAGGED THE DORY TO THE OCEAN AND ITS ROAR, PUSHED THE DORY EVER SEAWARD THROUGH THE WAVES AND FROM OUR SHORE.

INTO DARKNESS BOBBED THE DORY WITH THE THIEFS ALONE IN GLORY, THEN IT SANK TO END THEIR JOURNEY FAR AWAY FROM OUR FRIENDLY SHORE.

CAME THE DAWN AND MISSING THE DORY TO THE OCEAN WE DID EXPLORE.

SWAM AND DIVED AND SEARCHED THE DORY BUT FLOATS OUR DORY, NEVER MORE.

EVEN A COPTER WITH EYES FROM SKYWARD PEERING DOWN TO THE OCEAN FLOOR COULDN'T FIND OUR MISSING DORY, FLOATS THE DORY, NEVER MORE.

SO FOR FUNDING WE DID SCAMPER SEEKING MONEY BY THE HAMPER FUNDING FOR A NEWER DORY FROM OUR SPONSORS WE IMPLORED.