Should whales this dumb

[archenemy]

be allowed to live anyway?

 

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/22/delta.whales.ap/index.html

 

[catbirdseat]

Would you like to cast the first harpoon?

[archenemy]

Scientists theorized that the whales began circling because vibrations from traffic upset them. The pair could not be coaxed forward even when the drawbridge was raised to halt the flow of vehicles.

 

 

Hey scientist, doesn't this mean that the vibrations from traffic probably weren't the cause of the "upset"? None of them seem to admit that.

 

And yes, I would harpoon a whale. Especially if it could be from one of those little canoe things they used to use to hunt them.

[ivan]

reminds me of the line:

 

"i wanted to put a bullet between the eyes of every panda that wouldn't screw to save it's species"

[archenemy]

reminds me of the line:

 

"i wanted to put a bullet between the eyes of every panda that wouldn't screw to save it's species"

[catbirdseat]

Scientists theorized that the whales began circling because vibrations from traffic upset them. The pair could not be coaxed forward even when the drawbridge was raised to halt the flow of vehicles.

 

 

Hey scientist, doesn't this mean that the vibrations from traffic probably weren't the cause of the "upset"? None of them seem to admit that.

 

And yes, I would harpoon a whale. Especially if it could be from one of those little canoe things they used to use to hunt them.

Someone told me that the reason that the Makahs have not gone out to harvest another whale was that too many people were grossed out over the carcass. They found out that whale carcasses are bloody, stinky and that whale blubber tastes awful.

[i_like_sun]

Scientists theorized that the whales began circling because vibrations from traffic upset them. The pair could not be coaxed forward even when the drawbridge was raised to halt the flow of vehicles.

 

 

Hey scientist, doesn't this mean that the vibrations from traffic probably weren't the cause of the "upset"? None of them seem to admit that.

 

And yes, I would harpoon a whale. Especially if it could be from one of those little canoe things they used to use to hunt them.

 

 

 

 

 

Whatever Arch.

[archenemy]

You just found out I am female, and now you think you know me?

 

Oh little one, you have much to learn.

[i_like_sun]

You just found out I am female, and now you think you know me?

 

Oh little one, you have much to learn.

 

 

 

 

 

I don't think I know you. But I do know you are a crack addict.

[archenemy]

Yeah, that's why I am losing the weight loss contest. Nothing gets by you.

[G-spotter]

Scientists theorized that the whales began circling because vibrations from traffic upset them. The pair could not be coaxed forward even when the drawbridge was raised to halt the flow of vehicles.

 

 

Hey scientist, doesn't this mean that the vibrations from traffic probably weren't the cause of the "upset"? None of them seem to admit that.

 

And yes, I would harpoon a whale. Especially if it could be from one of those little canoe things they used to use to hunt them.

Someone told me that the reason that the Makahs have not gone out to harvest another whale was that too many people were grossed out over the carcass. They found out that whale carcasses are bloody, stinky and that whale blubber tastes awful.

 

Nope, it's cause the whales had so many PCBs in their blubber that the carcass qualified as toxic waste under EPA guidelines.

[archenemy]

You just like to argue. You can both be right; PCBs can't taste that good, right?

[G-spotter]

Hey smarchiepants, if they don't taste good, why do the whales eat them?

[archenemy]

cuz they can spell them?

[ken4ord]

be allowed to live anyway?

 

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/22/delta.whales.ap/index.html

 

When start harpooning the dumb ones let make sure we get the dumb humans too......

 

Boring and stupid arguement, come on how are we going to asess which ones are dumb and which ones aren't. You get an environmentalist to do the job and they are all going to be smart, you get whale hunter to do the job and they are all stupid. Just cause they make a mistake and can't understand that we were trying to help makes them dumb? Shit.....

[JosephH]

The more interesting question is what were they doing heading down the West Coast at all (and to where), as opposed to Hawaii, which is where they should have been headed, and why so very late in the year?

[Dechristo]

Hmm.

 

I thought Humpbacks wintered in Hawaii, for birthing and mating, and summered along the PNW/Canada/Alaska coast for feeding.

[Sherri]

Hmm.

 

I thought Humpbacks wintered in Hawaii, for birthing and mating, and summered along the PNW/Canada/Alaska coast for feeding.

 

Sounds like the migration pattern of a few people I know, too.

[G-spotter]

Hmm.

 

I thought Humpbacks wintered in Hawaii, for birthing and mating,

 

and margaritas

[archenemy]

mmmmm

margaritaville

 

[JosephH]

You're right, sorry I mispoke after jumbling dates in my currently jumbled mind - they shouldn't be headed for Hawaii, they should have left Hawaii around the end of April-early May and been headed for Southern Alaska. Cali is way south and off-route for that population, especially a mother with a calf. It would be interesting to know if it was a calf from last year or this year.

 

It's more likely this mother is part of the Socorro Island Humpback population. This population has been long suspected of doing a NW Pacific/Bearing migration. It is possible that some of them are now starting to do an American coastal migration similar to Gray Whales.

[kevbone]

be allowed to live anyway?

 

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/05/22/delta.whales.ap/index.html

 

What are you proposing? Killing them for being dumb? How insensitive is that?

[minx]

if kevbone is allowed to live then why not these whales?

[kevbone]

if kevbone is allowed to live then why not these whales?

 

Ah....Minx. You are such an scornful tease. What to do with you?

[Dechristo]

Don't worry, Kevbone. If we find you wandering aimlessly off-course with your child, we won't kill you for your stupidity - sell you to the circus, sure - but, we won't kill you.