Posted on 07/30/2010 4:03:52 PM PDT by Pan_Yan
Welcome to Hippies Failing Badly!TM
| SLICED IN TWO Friday, July 30, 7PM e/p At the bottom of the world, a collision has just devastated one of the Sea Shepherds' vessels. The crew on the other vessel stand helpless on their deck, watching in horror as the Japanese vessel barrels through the Sea Shepherds' prized speedboat. |
||
| Deeper Dive: Witnessing the Collision | Video: The Crash That Made Headlines | |
| Video: Collision Sparks Media Frenzy | Deleted: Irwin Crew Reacts to Crash | |
| Video: A Life Destroyed | Deleted: Salvaging the Ady Gil | |
 |
REVENGE IS MINE Friday, July 30, 8PM e/p In the aftermath of the devastating loss of their stealth vessel, the Sea Shepherds have returned to the campaign with renewed passion and intensity. Now the two remaining ships are back on the hunt for the Japanese fleet. |
||
 |
READY TO SNAP Premiering Friday, July 30, 9PM e/p With low oil and drinking water, and a damaged helicopter, the Sea Shepherds' hunt for the Japanese whaling fleet has been brought to a halt. While on their way back to port, the radar shows two colossal storms that they can't avoid. |
||
|
|
The Sea Shepherd ship Steve Irwin arrived in Port Hercule in Monaco on July 20th for a three day visit before proceeding on to Barcelona, the final stop in the Mediterranean campaign before the ship returns to Australia for final preparations for Operation No Compromise – our return to the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary to defend the whales from illegal Japanese whaling operations.
The last time a Sea Shepherd ship visited Monaco was in 1997 when the Sea Shepherd III was a guest of Prince Rainer on the occasion that Monaco hosted the 1997 International Whaling Commission meeting. Monaco has been a very strong base of support for the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society for over 12 years.
I’m picturing a couple of hippies sitting down at a blackjack table next to an Arab sheik and a Russian oil billionaire. Things would probably start going south when they order a couple of veggie burgers and light beers. I would recommend not trying to hit up anyone at the table for a donation.
Please let me know if you want on or off the Whale Wars ping list.
Please add me to the list
Please add me; thanks!
The world is a vampire
You’ve been added.
Welcome aboard!!
Billy Corgan, the emo version of Hannah Montana.
When I lived in California in the 70’s, there was one particularly slow, irritating VW microbus that I always ended up behind. It’s bumper was adorned with a “Save the Whales” sticker.
I was finally able to enhance the scene by adding a sticker which read: “Whale Meat - 10 cents/lb.”
A small but satisfying early victory in the whale wars.....
In a beautiful picture of irony I watched their interview with Larry King while eating in a Japanese restaurant. My wife who does not know that the whaling fleet is from Japan could not figure out why I was snickering to myself.
One of the best bumper stickers ever;
NUKE A GAY WHALE FOR CHRIST !
I watched about 5 minutes of this series before I turned it off. I hope these tree huggers get everything that’s coming to them.
My son got me hooked on this show and I have to admit I have mixed feelings on it. I have no desire or need for whale meat and support restrictions on whaling.
However, the lunatics on the Sea Shepard go way beyond the norms of acceptable behavior. So far my favorite parts have been:
1) The sinking of the Addy Gil
2) When one of the guys on the "Bob Barker" described the females as looking like Hamsters, but after a week or two at sea suddenly hamster's become acceptable.
3) When the twerpy dutch-man (Black Hair scraggly beard), was telling the Japanese vessel about "International law requires....". Blow it out your A** chump, you're lucky the Japanese didn't turn around and aim for your butt.
When one of the guys on the "Bob Barker" described the females as looking like Hamsters,
Actually, it's worse. It was a guy on the Ady Gil and he said they start to smell like hampsters after a few weeks.
I also forgot to mention the wedding on the iceberg. Now not that would be my cup of tea, but for them that was pretty cool and very unique.
“I watched about 5 minutes of this series before I turned it off. “
Well, you missed the best part then. Using a small boat, to play chicken with a ship in arctic waters is purely Darwinian. With a group of knuckleheads involved, you know what the outcome is going to be, but you can’t take your eyes off of it. After they are basically destroyed, the first thing that comes to your mind is, “These people are idiots. They certainly got what they deserved”.
Watch the reruns. It is something your kids can learn from.
Whoo Hoo!!! Tonight I get to watch in real time!!!
Lesson 1: VERY IMPORTANT!! Don't be in an inflatable boat being launched by volunteer hippie non sailors at 15+ knots. This lesson gets reinforced several times a season.
Pete:
Jim Taggart (played by the fantastic Matt Frewer of "Max Headroom" fame) 
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.