Whale Wars Live Thread (Season 3, Episode 4)

Animal Planet / CNN ^ | July 2, 2010 | Animal Planet / Pan_Yan/CNN

[Pan_Yan]

Welcome to Hippies Failing Badly!^TM

There is not a premier episode this week, but since I was traveling last Friday it all works out. So here's the series summary from the first three episodes:

When we last left the Blubber Boat Captain Stumbling and Gopher were trying to get Issac to make pina coladas with kelp and soybeans.

Maybe not. Let’s try that again.

When we last left the Skipper and Granoligan on the SS Minnow they were talking with Ginger and Moon Unit, who we learned in Episode 2 smell like hampsters.

Okay, one last try.

Admiral Coco Puffs and his intrepid crew of fellow mouth breathers were limping along in his oil guzzling rust bucket, unable to shake the tailing Japanese ship manned by actual professional sailors. He has asked erratic millionaire Dirk Savage, aka Pete Bethune, to slow down the large steel Japanese ship with his hard-to-see carbon fiber speed boat, the Ady Gil. Meanwhile Bob Barker’s Big Black Banana Boat has finally left tropical Africa to join its mates in the frozen south. The excitement was intense when they rode through some rain and (gasp) a window leaked.

		SURROUNDED BY SPIES Friday, June 2, 7PM e/p As whaling season begins in the Antarctic, the Sea Shepherds embark on another dangerous campaign. With three vessels all launching from a different port, Captain Paul Watson now faces the daunting task of being the admiral of a fleet.
		Deeper Dive: Stuck in Mauritius	Video: Why Paul Protects Whales
		Video: The Ady Gil	Video: The Bob Barker
		Deleted: The Crazy Ivan	Deleted: Shaking a Spy Ship

		CROSSING DANGER Friday, June 2, 8PM e/p After repeated attempts to outrun and engage his pursuers, Captain Paul Watson makes a dangerous decision. Meanwhile, the Sea Shepherds' speedboat, Ady Gil, has returned to dock to repair their damaged radar.
		Deeper Dive: Engine Troubles	Video: Humpback Whale Sighting
		Video: Whalers Go on Offense	Video: Collision Warning
		Video: The Ady Gil Haircut	Video: Mad Scientists
		Deleted: Delta Crane Breaks	Deleted: Fixing the Delta Crane

		FROM HELL'S HEART Friday, June 2, 9PM e/p The Sea Shepherds have been relentlessly followed by the whaling reconnaissance vessel for two weeks. They find themselves in a full-on engagement on the high seas as Captain Paul Watson orders a massive butyric acid bottle attack on his nemesis.
		Deeper Dive: A 300-Mile Storm	Video: Stern Line Trips Up Whalers
		Deleted: Ady Gil Mechanical Problems

		STEALTH ATTACK Friday, June 2, 10PM e/p The Sea Shepherd's stealth boat, the Ady Gil, launches a sneak attack on the Japanese whaling reconnaissance vessel in an effort to break free of the tail and find the rest of the whaling fleet.

In case you missed it, the Hippies were on Larry King Live last night. The transcript is here. Some notable quotes:

WATSON: We found the best way is to hit them where it hurts most, economically. So, we interfere with their operations and cut their quotas. This year was our most successful year yet. We saved 528 whales. They killed 507. So, we saved more than they killed.
Really? Is that like jobs created or saved?

WATSON: We've never physically injured anybody.
Tell that to the girl who broke her hip last year on your stupid all girl assault mission.

WATSON: Well, we thought that -- you know, when you look at the larger show on Discovery which is -- which is, you know, "The Deadliest Catch," I figured, well, you know, these are people going out in the water, in rough weather to catch crabs. I mean, going down in rougher weather, in a remote area to save whales had to be more compelling. So, we sold them on that idea.
Ummm, no. The captains from the Deadliest Catch would use your crew for bait.

DE GROOT: Well, in my points, it's [the International Whaling Commission] the biggest waste of tax money I've ever seen. So far, earlier this week, a British newspaper revealed that there's all kind of corruption. Japan is buying votes by bribing and offering prostitutes to delegates of several countries.
Where do I sign up? (Honey, you didn't read that)

[Pan_Yan]

Whale Wars Live Thread (Season 3, Episode 3)

Whale Wars Live Thread (Season 3, Episode 2)

Hippies Failing Badly (Vanity)

Whale Wars Season 3 (Premieres now)

[Pan_Yan]

Hippies Failing Badly!^TM

Please let me know if you want on or off the Whale Wars ping list.

[mowowie]

I can’t wait!
You could cut the tension around here with a spork.

[voteNRA]

I think the hippies are taking this week off to lick their wounds.

THE THRILL OF THE CHASE Premiering Friday, July 9, 9PM e/p

They will continue failing next week.

Sorry to be the messenger (unless I'm wrong)

[Pan_Yan]

Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Bluefin Swim Free!

Operation Blue Rage: Day Eleven of the Mediterranean Patrol

Friday, June 18th, 2010
Location: Off the Coast of Libya

Report by Captain Paul Watson, Steve Irwin

The dawn, hazy with the fine blown sand of the Sahara desert, found us without any pursuing tail from the Libyan and Maltese Navies, and so we continued our patrol.

We encountered the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise heading Southwest towards the coordinates of the cage we liberated yesterday. We changed course to intercept them with the intention of communicating with them, but they turned around and fled from us at full speed. We followed and we were able to catch up with them around 1630 Hours.

It was actually quite nice to have the two ships together and as we closed in on them a pod of dolphins appeared and began riding the bow waves of both the Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin and the Greenpeace ship Arctic Sunrise. My fellow Greenpeace co-founder, the late Bob Hunter, would have surely taken that as a sign for us to work together.

The Arctic Sunrise radioed us and asked what our intentions were and we said we were simply doing a photo-op, and by the way how about joining us to come save the fish.

“Arctic Sunrise, this is the Steve Irwin. We’ve located a cage with about 800 illegal fish in it and this will be a wonderful opportunity for our two organizations to work together,” said Steve Irwin First Officer Locky MacLean.

After a moment’s hesitation, the captain of the Arctic Sunrise Joel Stewart radioed back and simply said, “That’s a negative.”

“Ok,” said Locky, “Arctic Sunrise, thanks for the photo-op, have a great day. We’re off to save some fish.”

It was evident that the Arctic Sunrise did not want an aerial shot of our two ships together side-by-side so they began to go in circles to prevent it. However, the superior speed of the Steve Irwin allowed us to get the picture and then we broke off.

Read the full pathetic dribblings from Admiral Coco Puffs.

[Pan_Yan]

There is not a premier episode this week, but since I was traveling last Friday it all works out.

Got it.

[voteNRA]

"You could cut the tension around here with a spork."

You had to say it .... now I'm in the mood for KFC

Gonna regret it later I bet :)

[voteNRA]

I'm sorry I didn't read you post intro, I just assumed that it was the same ping info from past weeks.

I apologize Pan_Yan

[doodad]

What gets me is the ubiquitous ad that has head whalehugger saying that are the crew members willing to risk their lives for the whales.

Whenever I hear someone say something like that, the first thought should be “you first.”

I love whales, but just damn.

[Pan_Yan]

No problem. I try to change up the thread every week so it won’t get boring. A few weeks ago I put up the descriptions of ships and weapons the Sea Shepherds use. This week I added excerpts from their Larry King Live interview.

[Pan_Yan]

I love whales, but just damn.

We're trying to teach our kids that lesson. My little girl loves playing with the baby pigs when she goes to see Gramps. But whenever my wife serves pork chops she lets out a gleeful "Piggy!" and dives right in. She understands that animals can be cute and taste good too.

[Cold Heart]

Sitting at dinner one evening the younger daughter stated, I don’t want to know its name I just want to know what kind of meat it is:)

What is the status of the guy that was arrested by the Japanese for assault?

[Pan_Yan]

It doesn’t look like there has been any news since June 10th when prosecutors asked for a 2 year sentence. He pled guilty to three other charges but not the assault charge.

[bray]

Wonder how much each of these cultists have to pay to waste fuel like this?

Pray For America and the Whaling Fleet

[Pan_Yan]

They get their money from the television show and saps like Bob Barker, who gave them $5,000,000 to buy and refit a second ship last year. They appear to have several other big money donors like Ady Gil, who donated much of the money to buy the ill-fated Earthracer.

[Pan_Yan]

They get their money from the television show and saps like Bob Barker, who gave them $5,000,000 to buy and refit a second ship last year. They appear to have several other big money donors like Ady Gil, who donated much of the money to buy the ill-fated Earthracer.

[bray]

You can bet every one of those deckhands pay a ton from their daddy’s to go worship the whales. Boy do I wish the Japs had a torpedo.

Pray for America

[Richard Kimball]

The correct term is “Trust fund radical.”

[bray]

The Japs are kicking his butt. Too funny!

[Dengar01]

My favorite was the quote from Season 1 "We get three vegan meals a day!"

I couldn't last thirty minutes on a vegan diet. Give me some STEAK AND CHICKEN!!! I don't think I would eat whale though, not a big fan of fish, although I love shrimp and lobster.

I still want to know how Paul Watson got so fat on a vegan diet. WTF is he just eating Ben & Jerry's? Or is he against ice cream cuz it hurts the poor cows?

I'm sad I'm missing the show next week, I am actually going to see real whales in Alaska than see the whale known as Paul Watson on TV.

But Pan_Yan, I really can see why you call this "Hippies Failing Badly". Boy are you right on. It's like taking Somalians and putting them on the space station and tell them to make things work.

It's fun to see incompetent hippies, continue to make fools of themselves on national television. Then go cry to the media when the Japs retaliate.

Gotta love liberals in action!