This thread is dedicated to the whale that got stuck in the Thames and has recently died.
May his soul rest in peace and his essence go to Heaven/Nirvana/Otherworld etc.
RIP
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I haven't heard of that. I guess I;m out of date. post a link.
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/london/4635874.stm
I actually know someone who made a pilgrimage to go and see it this morning. Poor thing.
I actually know someone who made a pilgrimage to go and see it this morning. Poor thing.
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DutchCrunch wrote::cry: May he finally find the rest he has been seeking for so long
I thought you liked to poke animals with sticks?
What is it about whales that humans seem to love? It's odd, I have an affinity for them myself. Poor little bugger. I don't get why they waited until it was halfdead to rescue it though. They feared a public backlash at doing nothing no doubt.
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Semtex, anyone?
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Darragh wrote:I don't get why they waited until it was halfdead to rescue it though.
You have to give them a chance to get out of the situation themselves, human intervention should only happen if the situation is critical. Marine mammals tend to get stressed out very easily in rescue attempts and often it can do more harm than good to start poking and prodding them to get them back out to sea.
So speaketh the trained one.
(I did a Marine Mammal Medic training course a few years back, was really interesting.)Genius is always allowed some leeway, after the hammer has been prised from its hands and the blood has been cleaned up - Thief Of Time.
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Guess the Japanese didn't offer to get the whale out either then. I'm also reminded of the whale carcass that exploded down to decomposition gases filling it up when it was being moved through a street in the Far East somewhere.
Why people like whales? They're close relatives to us, and also extremely intelligent as well as badass when one thinks of the true master of the sea: the orca. They eat great whites for lunch and they're mammals.
Why people like whales? They're close relatives to us, and also extremely intelligent as well as badass when one thinks of the true master of the sea: the orca. They eat great whites for lunch and they're mammals.
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Obviously, he wanted to see the Queen. Intelligence and sightseeing are not mutually exclusive. I'd suggest taking the tour bus next time to the Thames though.
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abc wrote:Admiral Valdemar wrote:They're close relatives to us, and also extremely intelligent
You say that.. but one still tried to swin up the Thames.
Just as intelligent as us I'd say...
Where are Alec's Faroese fishermen when you need them?
Silly whale. Poor thing though.
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I sell discount books, so sue me
Times are tight, and starting a band is good way to kill some time until the economy picks up
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He wasn't a silly whale. He just wanted to see Londond before he died! Poor little guy 
Meraa mitra yahaan aaiye.
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We must build the Republic of Heaven in the dryer...
Of course, if dryers were the link between the worlds, then Will would be spending all his free time jumping into dryers.
We must build the Republic of Heaven in the dryer...
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So, what did they do with the body? I'm not being morbid, I'm wondering because of the exploding whale in Oregon.
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Alewyn wrote:He wasn't a silly whale. He just wanted to see Londond before he died! Poor little guy
Her skeleton will reside in the Natural History Museum, so it looks like she'll be getting her wish.
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Alewyn wrote:He wasn't a silly whale. He just wanted to see Londond before he died! Poor little guy
I want to see London too, but I think I'll fly. If I felt up to it I could swim though...
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Zodiac wrote:
I want to see London too, but I think I'll fly. If I felt up to it I could swim though...
And you'd soon dissolve. Swimming humans is one of the few things you won't find in the Thames.
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Genius is always allowed some leeway, after the hammer has been prised from its hands and the blood has been cleaned up - Thief Of Time.
There may, as the philosopher says, be no spoon, although this begs the question of why there is the idea of soup. - Thief Of Time
*Divide By Cucumber Error - Please Re-install Universe And Reboot* - Hogfather
To travel between universes would require an extremely subtle knife, or a cunning spoon - Callum
Bunnies!
There may, as the philosopher says, be no spoon, although this begs the question of why there is the idea of soup. - Thief Of Time
*Divide By Cucumber Error - Please Re-install Universe And Reboot* - Hogfather
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Bunnies!
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