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Thar she blows! Dead whale explodes
MSNBC ^ | Jan 29, 2004 | MSNBC staff

Posted on 01/29/2004 1:46:00 PM PST by End Times Sentinel

Thar she blows! Dead whale explodes
Taiwanese street, shops showered after gases built up inside
REMAINS FROM WHALE THAT EXPLODED
Taiwan Apple Daily via Reuters
Blood and guts litter this street in Tainan, Taiwan, after decomposing organs in the sperm whale in background caused it to explode.
MSNBC staff and news service reports
Updated: 11:48 a.m. ET Jan. 29, 2004

TAIPEI - Residents of Tainan learned a lesson in whale biology after the decomposing remains of a 60-ton sperm whale exploded on a busy street, showering nearby cars and shops with blood and organs and stopping traffic for hours.


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The whale had died on Jan. 17 after it beached itself on the southwestern coast of the island.

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Once moved to a nearby nature preserve, the male specimen -- the largest whale ever recorded in Taiwan -- drew the attention of locals because of its large penis, measured at some five feet, the Taipei Times reported.

"More than 100 Tainan city residents, mostly men, have reportedly gone to see the corpse to 'experience' the size of its penis," the newspaper reported.


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To: Owl_Eagle
Once moved to a nearby nature preserve, the male specimen -- the largest whale ever recorded in Taiwan -- drew the attention of locals because of its large penis, measured at some five feet, the Taipei Times reported.
So that's how Moby got his name ...
21 posted on 01/29/2004 2:03:27 PM PST by eastsider
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To: ErnBatavia

,,, sixty tons of sperm, from a five foot penis - and it's a corpse? Hey, I gotta be there!!!!!!"

22 posted on 01/29/2004 2:05:09 PM PST by shaggy eel
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To: Thinkin' Gal
a 60-ton sperm whale exploded on a busy street, showering nearby cars and shops with blood and organs and stopping traffic for hours. .........................
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He blowed up reeeeeeal gooooooood! BOOM!
23 posted on 01/29/2004 2:08:26 PM PST by YOMO
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To: bray
It's a wonder the whale wasn't attacked as a free smorgasbord by the Chinese???

Where's that recipe for Chinese chitterlings?

24 posted on 01/29/2004 2:15:54 PM PST by gov_bean_ counter
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To: Owl_Eagle
In a somewhat related story, check out the dude getting wiped out and then buried by snow plows.

http://www.nbc10.com/news/2797097/detail.html

(click on the "feed room")

HY-larious!

25 posted on 01/29/2004 2:20:02 PM PST by Hoboken
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