What did the enthusiastic ocean say to the sandy shore when they finally met up for vacation?
Long time no sea
This punchline is a clever phonetic twist on a very common friendly greeting used after a long absence. Instead of saying 'see', the ocean substitutes the vast body of water it represents. It is a clever greeting from one great landscape feature to another.
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