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Stinkpotter
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Initially Posted - 10/18/2011 :  14:57:56  Show Profile
Check [url="http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/8358134/whale-takes-couple-on-wild-boat-ride"]this[/url].
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OJ
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Response Posted - 10/18/2011 :  17:03:58  Show Profile
Gary Larson could have fun with this.
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Nautiduck
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Response Posted - 10/18/2011 :  17:07:16  Show Profile
"When a second whale took the rope in its mouth, the couple decided to cut the line, fearing their boat would smash."

Uh, how about cutting the line when the FIRST whale took it??
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Response Posted - 10/18/2011 :  20:10:20  Show Profile
It probably seemed like an accident until the whales started the tag-team routine--then it started looking spooky! (...with <i>very big</i> spooks!)
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Tomas Kruska
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Response Posted - 10/19/2011 :  02:30:55  Show Profile  Visit Tomas Kruska's Homepage
Imagine that the whale was two or three times bigger then their boat.
Sounds funny they called for help from the coastguards ;-)
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redeye
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Response Posted - 10/19/2011 :  04:19:51  Show Profile
I can just just hear the wales talking to each other...

"Hey... Watch This... hear um scream?"
"Quit that! Give me that thing...... you know your great uncle got harpooned doing that"
Edited by - redeye on 10/19/2011 04:20:46
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