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Man finds valuable whale vomit on beach
upi ^ | Jan. 31, 2013

Posted on 02/01/2013 11:20:44 AM PST by JoeProBono

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To: Bernard Marx

Ancient Egyptians used to burn it as incense........


21 posted on 02/01/2013 12:02:45 PM PST by Red Badger (Lincoln freed the slaves. Obama just got them ALL back......................)
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To: cuban leaf
That’s not whale vomit. That’s a whale’s kidney stone.

That's whale GOLD!........

22 posted on 02/01/2013 12:04:16 PM PST by Red Badger (Lincoln freed the slaves. Obama just got them ALL back......................)
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To: cuban leaf

Ambergris has been used in making perfume for centuries. Surprisingly enough, some perfumes are made of several foul smelling substances that smell pleasant when mixed together.


23 posted on 02/01/2013 12:08:31 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (There is no requirement to show need in order to exercise your rights.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants

...some perfumes are made of several foul smelling substances that smell pleasant when mixed together.


Kinda like Limburger cheese and garlic?


24 posted on 02/01/2013 12:10:51 PM PST by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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To: cuban leaf
Kinda like Limburger cheese and garlic?

To someone like Jeanine Garafolo, that would be an improvement

25 posted on 02/01/2013 12:24:01 PM PST by digger48
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To: JoeProBono

His poor dog looks like he’d rather be anywhere else.


26 posted on 02/01/2013 12:34:45 PM PST by bgill (Welcome to Amerika.)
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To: digger48

Actually, season 4 episode 16, “300 Big Boys” of Futurama from 10 years ago covered the subject in some detail (in a comedic way).


27 posted on 02/01/2013 1:15:46 PM PST by RJS1950 (The democrats are the "enemies foreign and domestic" cited in the federal oath)
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To: CaptainPhilFan

‘My gaze is caught and held, and I am helpless, mesmerized...’


28 posted on 02/01/2013 1:47:29 PM PST by Go_Raiders (The wrong smoke detector might just kill you - http://www.theworldfiresafetyfoundation.org)
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To: Obama_Is_Sabotaging_America

Whale Vomit is about the only thing I’ve heard actual make money in the Obama Administration’s fifth year in office. I’ve tried vomiting up money myself, but it is never worth much - I send it to my kid’s college every semester, anyway.


29 posted on 02/01/2013 4:07:30 PM PST by LachlanMinnesota
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To: JoeProBono

There’s a Michael Moore joke in there somewhere.


30 posted on 02/01/2013 4:29:09 PM PST by floozy22
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To: Go_Raiders

>‘My gaze is caught and held, and I am helpless, mesmerized...’<

I salute you.
Or I play my air guitar in your general direction.

Call me later, we’ll review the set list.


31 posted on 02/01/2013 9:41:05 PM PST by CaptainPhilFan
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To: cuban leaf
Two primary qualities perfume makers aim for are intensity and longevity. A perfume must emit molecules into the surrounding air for it to be detected. A perfume that evaporates too quickly will be overly intense for a short period and then rapidly lose all effect. A perfume that evaporates too slowly may not have enough intensity although it may have much longer longevity.

By virtue of its chemical structure, ambergris has unique properties that, when blended with various scents will optimize the evaporation rate and intensity, making it highly desireable additive.

32 posted on 02/01/2013 9:57:29 PM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: digger48
"whale pellets?"

Actually it's whale puke.

33 posted on 02/01/2013 9:59:05 PM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: cuban leaf

Perfume makers pay good money for skunk essence. The stink is removed but the stink carrier remains and is used to project the perfume smell over distances.


34 posted on 02/01/2013 10:05:51 PM PST by eartrumpet
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To: JoeProBono

Okay, I’m curious. If one should happen to find some of that on the beach, what do you do?


35 posted on 02/01/2013 10:43:49 PM PST by PLMerite (Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
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To: PLMerite

http://www.ambergris.fr/


36 posted on 02/01/2013 11:00:18 PM PST by JoeProBono (A closed mouth gathers no feet - Mater tua caligas exercitus gerit ;-{)
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To: PLMerite

Send it to me and I will verify it with a certificate of authenticity...then I will store it in my federal reserve vault and you can take out loans on the value of the certificate. Sound good?


37 posted on 02/01/2013 11:04:21 PM PST by willyd (Don't shoot, we're Republicans!)
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To: Lakeshark; Darksheare

This is too sick, I’m blacking out and ignoring the twisted shark. What’s that called... I need a censor device... :0)


38 posted on 02/02/2013 8:05:44 AM PST by Borax Queen
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To: CaptainPhilFan

I haven’t been able to prove a definitive link, but a cousin of mine two generations ago in Canada married a member of a Peart family of Ontario. Maybe I can play the ‘almost family’ card and we can get Neil to sit in on drums!

Cheers.


39 posted on 02/02/2013 8:21:28 AM PST by Go_Raiders (The wrong smoke detector might just kill you - http://www.theworldfiresafetyfoundation.org)
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To: Borax Queen
Censor devices don't work in dungeons....

:-)

40 posted on 02/02/2013 8:33:39 AM PST by Lakeshark (!)
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