Posted on 06/13/2021 5:59:47 AM PDT by NOBO2012
Just when you think you’ve read every unbelievable thing there is to read, there’s this: Cape Cod fisherman OK after whale gulps him down, spits him out. And it’s NOT from the Babylon Bee – it’s from the esteemed Boston Herald.
Lobsterman Michael Packard narrowly escaped the maw of a whale
A Cape Cod fisherman is recovering after miraculously emerging without serious injuries from spending nearly a minute in the maw of a humpback whale who mistook him for a snack.
“I was lobster diving and a humpback whale tried to eat me,” fisherman Michael Packard wrote on Facebook.
Although it sounds like a modern day Biblical tale of salvation I rather doubt that Michael will now go forth to save the souls of the godless Bostonian Ninevites. More likely the Bostonian vegetarian egalitarians will use his story to promote their conviction that we shouldn’t eat the lobsters that fishermen like Michael catches.
Despite the fact that Lobsters themselves are not vegans or even vegetarians.
People used to think that lobsters were scavengers and ate primarily dead things. However, researchers have discovered that lobsters catch mainly fresh food (except for bait) which includes fish, crabs, clams, mussels, sea urchins, and sometimes even other lobsters! – NOAA
It’s called a “food chain” for a reason you know, but wow - lobsters are cannibals; who knew? At least most of us are better than that. I would just point out that if we are to go PETA’s route we’re going to need a LOT more algae and seaweed.
Lab-grown algae specimens
But back to Michael and his story: I suppose it could have happened the way he mis-remembers it. However a lot of people are accusing him of making up a whale of a tale. Some people are wondering exactly whose lobster traps he was checking -
Butter poached lobster
when he was hit by a boat swallowed by a whale.
But for me the real take away from this story is that Facebook has now replaced the Bible for our go-to source on morality plays.
As well as how vapid our morality plays have become.
Posted from: MOTUS A.D.
However, researchers have discovered that lobsters catch mainly fresh food (except for bait) which includes fish, crabs, clams, mussels, sea urchins, and sometimes even other lobsters!
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There is a reason supermarkets put those big rubber bands on the claws of lobsters sitting in the lobster tank. It’s so they don’t tear each other apart.
Saw a segment on FNC earlier where a Dr. who examined the guy said he seriously doubted the story.
When I read about this claim a few days ago, I was also skeptical.
Humpbacks are baleen whales, so I would expect the diver to have been well flayed yet I’ve yet to read that reported anywhere.
Of course we’re talking about reports from “journalists”, so........
However a lot of people are accusing him of making up a whale of a tale. Some people are wondering exactly whose lobster traps he was checking -
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its very common for unscrupulous divers to rob the traps of commercial crab and lobster fishermen - to the point that they have to move their traps away from an otherwise productive habitat.
Frankly, I’m surprised they haven’t blamed ‘climate change’ for this event yet...
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That looks like a nice lobster. Each claw should be it’s own meal. But I bet I could eat both claws, the tail meat and the tomalley as well!
No wonder lobsters taste so good. They eat some of my other favorite foods like shrimp and small fishes (sardines, mackerel, etc.).
What do fish eat? Other fish!
Fish have it pretty good because they get to eat fish for free. The rest of us have to pay a premium price.
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