RIP, you made us laugh.
If only a marine biologist got there before the big fella died.
RIP, Mr. Thornton.
For those not familiar with it, here’s a video from KATU, Portland, OR - the local ABC affiliate - broadcast in 2012. The video is in it’s entirety.
Man I can only dream of being remembered for something like that.
My tombstone would say “It blowed up real good”.
One of the great “Hold muh beer and watch this” followed by an “Oh Sh*t!!!!!!!” moments in Northwest history.
People here still talk about it every time a whale washes ashore.
Apparently there are a bunch of exploding whale vids.
Karma is a bitch.
Government at work. A lot of noise, a crushed car, some broken glass, and the whale’s corpse is still on the beach.
Two thumbs up !!!!! ;) Wouldn’t happen today die to the peta activist !