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The Exploding Whale remastered: 50th anniversary of legendary Oregon event-With Dave Barry Redux
KATU ^
| 12 November 2020
| KATU News Staff
Posted on 11/13/2020 4:52:30 AM PST by NautiNurse
The spectacle of the state of Oregon blowing up a dead whale on a beach in Florence 50 years ago is known worldwide.
It’s estimated the video shot by KATU photographer Doug Brazil and reported on by KATU’s former reporter and anchor Paul Linnman has been viewed upward of 350 million times.
But it may not have become the phenomenon that it is today without the help of humor columnist Dave Barry.
In 1990, 20 years after it happened, Barry wrote an article about the event and the story absolutely exploded.
“Yeah, I will take pride forever. This is probably the most significant accomplishment that I have -- not that I had anything to do with it other than noticing it, but this will never be forgotten,” he told KATU in a recent interview. “There’s Pearl harbor, Mount Everest, Panama Canal, there's landing men on the moon, and there’s the whale on the beach in Oregon. These are moments humanity will never forget.”
He says it’s the most wonderful thing he’s ever written about.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; Extended News; US: Oregon
KEYWORDS: exploding; oregon; whale
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Pretty sure I laughed for a week after reading Dave Barry's version of the exploding whale story. The original KATU news narrative is definitely worth a good laugh too. Enjoy! We can all use a laugh these days.
To: NautiNurse
What’s Hillary doing lying on a beach in the first photo?
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posted on
11/13/2020 4:54:36 AM PST
by
EvilCapitalist
(We must FIGHT, I repeat it sir, we must FIGHT!)
To: NautiNurse
Look upon this as a narrative of government response to COVID.
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posted on
11/13/2020 4:54:55 AM PST
by
Skywise
To: Skywise
A narrative of government response to most everything.
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posted on
11/13/2020 4:56:18 AM PST
by
NautiNurse
(Are the Dems stealing votes in Philadelphia? Rod Blagojevich says, "Is the Pope Catholic?")
To: NautiNurse
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posted on
11/13/2020 5:01:14 AM PST
by
Ken Regis
To: NautiNurse
Aluminum hard hats are now out of style
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posted on
11/13/2020 5:02:15 AM PST
by
bert
( (KE. NP. N.C. +12) t Zip-a-dee-doo-dah, zip-a-dee-ay My, o. h, my, what a wonderful day)
To: NautiNurse; 2banana; frithguild; Velveeta; TheOldLady; Ken H; DoughtyOne
homosexual minority humpback whale ping
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posted on
11/13/2020 5:04:34 AM PST
by
null and void
(This time, there is no next time.)
To: NautiNurse
Sorry...I have no particular regard for whales but I have literally *no* interest seeing one blown up.OTOH,if the target is Rat Party Headquarters (when it's unoccupied of course)....
To: Ken Regis
Gross. Could have been worse. Could have been a turkey drop.
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posted on
11/13/2020 5:10:06 AM PST
by
Sirius Lee
(They intend to murder us. Prep if you want to live and live like you are prepping for eternal life)
To: NautiNurse
From the video... “What to do with one 45 foot 8 ton whale, dead on arrival.”
Could be describing Biden.
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posted on
11/13/2020 5:14:27 AM PST
by
Flick Lives
(My work's illegal, but at least it's honest. - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds)
To: NautiNurse
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posted on
11/13/2020 5:15:32 AM PST
by
mewzilla
(Break out the mustard seeds.)
To: Sirius Lee
Could have been worse. Could have been a turkey drop.
—
“As God as my witness, I thought whale blubber could fly.”
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posted on
11/13/2020 5:16:34 AM PST
by
Flick Lives
(My work's illegal, but at least it's honest. - Capt. Malcolm Reynolds)
To: mewzilla
You can hear the thwump, splat of whale blubber landing on the spectators half a mile away. LOL!
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posted on
11/13/2020 5:19:10 AM PST
by
NautiNurse
(Are the Dems stealing votes in Philadelphia? Rod Blagojevich says, "Is the Pope Catholic?")
To: Flick Lives
“As God as my witness, I thought whale blubber could fly.”It did--for half a mile--until Isaac Newton's Laws of Gravity were proven true and accurate once again.
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posted on
11/13/2020 5:22:03 AM PST
by
NautiNurse
(Are the Dems stealing votes in Philadelphia? Rod Blagojevich says, "Is the Pope Catholic?")
To: NautiNurse
One of the best stories of all time. Thanks for posting on the anniversary!
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posted on
11/13/2020 5:22:26 AM PST
by
dayglored
("Listen. Strange women lying in ponds distributing swords is no basis for a system of government."`)
To: NautiNurse
Should have used a 10 KT Nuke.That would have cooked that whale really good and eliminated a few of the visitors observing the action.
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posted on
11/13/2020 5:23:15 AM PST
by
puppypusher
( The world is going to the dogs.)
To: dayglored
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posted on
11/13/2020 5:23:32 AM PST
by
NautiNurse
(Are the Dems stealing votes in Philadelphia? Rod Blagojevich says, "Is the Pope Catholic?")
To: NautiNurse
Whale drops keep falling on my head...
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posted on
11/13/2020 5:27:30 AM PST
by
mountn man
(The Pleasure You Get From Life, Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
To: mountn man
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posted on
11/13/2020 5:29:56 AM PST
by
NautiNurse
(Are the Dems stealing votes in Philadelphia? Rod Blagojevich says, "Is the Pope Catholic?")
To: mountn man; Liz; MHGinTN; Monkey Face
Whale drops keep falling on my head.. Ouch. A fin ending to a long tale.
“Whale be back in a minute while you wait for the whole story.
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posted on
11/13/2020 5:32:25 AM PST
by
Robert A Cook PE
( I can only donate monthly, but the radical ABCNNBCBS does it every hour on their news.)
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