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Whale vomit brings wealth (barf alert)
Sunday Times (South Africa) ^
| Tuesday January 24, 2006 08:35 - (SA)
Posted on 01/24/2006 8:17:55 AM PST by dead
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posted on
01/24/2006 8:17:57 AM PST
by
dead
To: dead
fragrance industry? ummmm what does whale vomit smell like?
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posted on
01/24/2006 8:20:00 AM PST
by
Mr. K
(Some days even my lucky rocket ship underpants don't help...)
To: dead
Ambergris: A crucial element in
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posted on
01/24/2006 8:20:35 AM PST
by
martin_fierro
(GO STILLERS!!!)
To: dead
Darn, I can just see it now, people picking up all kinds of disgusting stuff and trying to sell it on ebay...
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posted on
01/24/2006 8:20:45 AM PST
by
farlander
To: dead
Moby Dick. They found ambergris in a whale's stomach in that story. Stubbs held it up and said, "a prize"!
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posted on
01/24/2006 8:21:27 AM PST
by
Supernatural
(All the truth in the world adds up to one big lie! bob dylan)
To: dead
"ambergris (ăm'bərgrēs) , waxlike substance originating as a morbid concretion in the intestine of the sperm whale. Lighter than water, it is found floating on tropical seas or cast up on the shore in yellow, gray, black, or variegated masses, usually a few ounces in weight, though pieces weighing several hundred pounds have been found. Ambergris has been greatly valued from earliest times. It is now used as a fixative in perfumes. Its active principle is ambrein, a crystalline alcohol with the empirical formula C30H51OH."
http://www.answers.com/ambergris&r=67
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posted on
01/24/2006 8:22:17 AM PST
by
gondramB
(Democracy: two wolves and a lamb voting on lunch. Liberty: a well-armed lamb contesting the vote.)
To: dead
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posted on
01/24/2006 8:22:16 AM PST
by
neodad
(Rule Number 1: Be Armed)
To: Mr. K
what does whale vomit smell like? It smells like civet urine.
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posted on
01/24/2006 8:23:55 AM PST
by
Alouette
(Learned Mother of Zion)
To: dead
I believe this is used in Chanel No. 5. Seriously. IIRC, that stuff isn't cheap either.
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posted on
01/24/2006 8:24:01 AM PST
by
Drew68
To: dead
After the Canadian election results, there could be good money to be had monitoring Michael Moore's sewage pipes.
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posted on
01/24/2006 8:24:18 AM PST
by
KJC1
To: dead
Ambergris was once a highly valuable commodity- even as disgusting as it may sound. I'm not sure how much used it is today, though.
You may recall it's mention when the young sailor in 'Master and Commander: Far Side of the World' was speculating on what riches that the Acheron's hold might produce.
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posted on
01/24/2006 8:25:01 AM PST
by
Riley
("What color is the boathouse at Hereford?")
To: dead
In the 60's and 70's my father worked for a company that manufactured fragrances. They would contract boats to follow migrating whales to collect the ambergris. It was a key ingredient in many perfumes and was one reason why some perfume was so expensive.
As a teenager I worked at the manufacturing plant. You wouldn't believe some of the things they used to make perfume. I used to tell people what I saw but no one would believe that something so awful could create something so fragrant.
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posted on
01/24/2006 8:25:18 AM PST
by
Mase
To: TXBubba
I don't know why, but I'm pinging you to all the nasty articles today.
To: dead
When I saw the title "Whale vomit....", I thought they were talking about one of Fat Teddy's speeches.
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posted on
01/24/2006 8:27:54 AM PST
by
teletech
(Friends don't let friends vote DemocRAT)
To: KJC1
Sea World could cover their costs if they stuck this picture in the whale tank.
To: Alouette
"what does whale vomit smell like?
It smells like civet urine."
male or female?
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posted on
01/24/2006 8:28:10 AM PST
by
NYFriend
To: dead
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posted on
01/24/2006 8:28:29 AM PST
by
RightWingAtheist
(Creationism Is Not Conservative!)
To: Mase
I just want to know who the person was that looked at whale vomit and said, "I can make some nice smelling stuff out of that."
To: dead
To: Supernatural
What was that stuff they scrapped out of their brains? I can't remember the name and what they used that for.
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