Dead Malibu whale decomposing near stars' homes

LA Times ^ | 12-8-12

[ExxonPatrolUs]

Officials are still trying to sort out what to do about a dead 40-foot fin whale that washed ashore last week in Malibu, creating a big stink.

The spit of sand is at the foot of a towering cliff, below Barbara Streisand's neighborhood that features massive estates of groomed lawns, swimming pools and tennis courts.

[cripplecreek]

"It's sad to see it like this," he said, after having his picture taken in front of the dead whale.

LOL

[albie]

I hope it spreads joy and happiness for the stars for months to come!

[Paladin2]

Render it.

[freekitty]

How could they tell? The foul smell is coming from both the celebrities and whale.

[cripplecreek]

When life gives you dead whales, make lanterns.

[M Kehoe]

G-d has a sense of humor. Remember that Frasier skit where the seal died behind Maris/Niel's beach house when they were having an "important" soiree?

5.56mm

[bmwcyle]

A selective tidal would be nice next.

[RegulatorCountry]

If he’s sad, imagine what the whale must’ve felt. /s

Cellphone cameras combined with social media have made very strange creatures of some people. Detached voyeurs in passing.

[BenLurkin]

Good.

I have had ther misfortune of having to deal with people from Malibu in a professional context.

They are THE biggest jerks on the planet.

[ConservativeStatement]

[dhs12345]

Should be interesting if they try to move it. Will probably fall apart and spread the rotting carcass everywhere. They'll never be able to get rid of the smell after that. Lol.

[ConservativeStatement]

Flashback to when Ros said to Niles at the singles bar: “Okay, let’s make that lesson number one: If you’re going to use words like “milieu,” you might as well show up here with a sore on your lip and a couple of kids.”

[Gaffer]

I’d say emulsify the muck, put it in a sprayer truck, and spray the entire rich-asshole neighborhood.

[Farmer Dean]

I read the headline and thought,”Poor Cher,her daughter died.”

[FastCoyote]

Blow it up!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vmnq5dBF7Y

[Yardstick]

They should call out the dynamite experts to dispose of the carcass in their signature way. It would not hurt my feelings to see whale particles raining down on Barbara Streisand’s pagoda.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

This reminds me of a si fi story I read many years ago in which, after a storm, a dead man washes up on a modern West Coast beach. The man would have been 50 foot tall.

[ThunderSleeps]

Dynamite. There is a YouTube video of some fools blowing one up. Guess they thought tons of rotting flesh would just disappear. What they got was tons of well dispersed rotting flesh

[Flick Lives]

Such a sad, bloated, washed-up has-been... and now she’s got a dead whale in her backyard.