Whale harpooned, hauled in by Japanese boat in front of whale-watching tourists

Mainichi Daily News ^ | August 25, 2007 | staff

[Reagan is King]

A French woman who was on the vessel with her husband reportedly said the experience made her feel ill.

[Hydroshock]

So?

[Squawk 8888]

Not a ping.

[redpoll]

Meanwhile, one of my favorite snack foods is frozen muktuk, dipped in teriyaki, and slathered with cajun seasoning and garlic salt. It’s nice to know the Inupaqs down the street.

[CholeraJoe]

I wonder how many tourists soiled their Depends?

[quark]

[EternalVigilance]

A French woman who was on the vessel with her husband reportedly said the experience made her feel ill.

I bet she's still blubbering.

[American_Centurion]

Just proves my life theory. It is not good to be food anywhere in the food chain.

[DouglasKC]

GRAYLING — Eco-tourists in a deer-watching vehicle, looking forward to observing the mighty creatures in their natural habitat, were instead greeted by the sight of a 10 point buck being dragged back to camp by an American deer hunter on Friday.

[American_Centurion]

Just proves my life theory. It is not good to be food anywhere in the food chain.

[savedbygrace]

There were two other whale-watching boats nearby, but one of them left after a child started crying.

What are ya blubberin' about, kid?

[Gator101]

That scene in Napoleon Dynamite where the farmer shoots the cow right in front of the school bus filled with children just pops into my head reading this.

[spunkets]

""It's my job to show people whales and it's the whalers' job to catch them, but I wonder how this can be avoided," he said."

Radio broke there Cap'n? Can't ID a whaling vessel when you see one?

[Red Badger]

BUT THESE SAME PEOPLE WOULD HAVE NO PROBLEM EATING A CHICKEN, PIG OR COW?...............

[green iguana]

“It’s my job to show people whales and it’s the whalers’ job to catch them, but I wonder how this can be avoided,”

Ummm... don’t take your whale watching group around whaling boats.

I’ve gone whale watching - it was pretty cool. Tho’ I think seeing one get harpooned might be even cooler.

[SteveMcKing]

Pathetic Europeans.

Here’s an idea: why don’t they set up a colony, so they can “civilize” Japan in their image?

[Henchster]

A French woman who was on the vessel with her husband reportedly said the experience made her feel ill.

It's called seasickness, and I get it very easily. It is almost as nasty as the feeling I get when I spend too much time around liberal idiots that wear "Save the Whales" tee shirts.

[Natchez Hawk]

Now I’m starving.

[DejaJude]

A French woman who was on the vessel with her husband reportedly said the experience made her feel ill.

So, don't get on a vessel with your husband if it makes you ill.

[dirtboy]

GRAYLING — Eco-tourists in a deer-watching vehicle, looking forward to observing the mighty creatures in their natural habitat, were instead greeted by the sight of a 10 point buck being dragged back to camp by an American deer hunter on Friday.

Farm tourists in a Buick LeSabre, looking foward to seeing chickens in their natural habitat, instead got to see a farmer wringing one by its neck.