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Whale leaps from water, lands on couple's sailboat
New York Post ^ | July 21, 2010

Posted on 07/21/2010 7:19:18 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement

A couple watching whales from a sailboat ended up getting a real close-up view.

The 33-foot southern right whale soared out of the water off Cape Town, South Africa, and landed on their boat, snapping the mast, according to reports.

(Excerpt) Read more at newyorkpost.com ...


TOPICS: Outdoors
KEYWORDS: napl; sailboat; whale
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That "poor eyesight" whale needs a steady diet of carrots.
1 posted on 07/21/2010 7:19:23 AM PDT by ConservativeStatement
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To: ConservativeStatement

He seems more interested in a steady died of sailboats. . . or sailors.


2 posted on 07/21/2010 7:20:49 AM PDT by vladimir998 (Part of the Vast Catholic Conspiracy (hat tip to Kells))
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To: ConservativeStatement

look at where the whale and the sailbost meet the water. photoshop.


3 posted on 07/21/2010 7:21:30 AM PDT by camle (keep an open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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To: ConservativeStatement
Yikes!


4 posted on 07/21/2010 7:21:50 AM PDT by The_Victor (If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
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To: ConservativeStatement

The sail boat may have had “right of way” but the whale called TONNAGE!


5 posted on 07/21/2010 7:22:45 AM PDT by edcoil (OK, so what's the speed of dark?)
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To: The_Victor

“We’re gonna need a bigger boat.”


6 posted on 07/21/2010 7:22:55 AM PDT by dfwgator
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To: ConservativeStatement

“We’re gonna need a bigger boat!”


7 posted on 07/21/2010 7:23:07 AM PDT by GQuagmire
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To: dfwgator

Beat me by 8 seconds


8 posted on 07/21/2010 7:24:03 AM PDT by GQuagmire
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To: Darksheare; Borax Queen
Darks fault.

This is even worse than the typo malware..........

*Kersploot* "Mable, the fricking whale jumped into the boat!" Darks fault.......

9 posted on 07/21/2010 7:24:12 AM PDT by Lakeshark (Thank a member of the US armed forces for their sacrifice)
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To: ConservativeStatement

“unexpected” ping?


10 posted on 07/21/2010 7:24:38 AM PDT by cranked
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To: ConservativeStatement

You ever see a rabbit wearing glass’s


11 posted on 07/21/2010 7:26:00 AM PDT by al baby (Hi Mom sarc ;))
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To: ConservativeStatement

dork fish


12 posted on 07/21/2010 7:26:43 AM PDT by Doogle ((USAF.68-73..8th TFW Ubon Thailand..never store a threat you should have eliminated))
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To: camle

It is photoshopped, I think, too. Because who was filming it? They knew it was coming? Nevertheless, that boat got crunched and a whale did that.


13 posted on 07/21/2010 7:26:43 AM PDT by bboop (We don't need no stinkin' VAT)
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To: ConservativeStatement

Maybe he was just feeling amorous.


14 posted on 07/21/2010 7:26:59 AM PDT by 668 - Neighbor of the Beast (STOP the Tyrananny State.)
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To: ConservativeStatement


15 posted on 07/21/2010 7:27:21 AM PDT by rawhide
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To: ConservativeStatement

oops, sorry!


16 posted on 07/21/2010 7:27:44 AM PDT by rigelkentaurus
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To: ConservativeStatement

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmyzaZuJjzw


17 posted on 07/21/2010 7:28:24 AM PDT by Red Badger (No, Obama's not the Antichrist. But he does have him on speed dial...............)
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To: edcoil

If she hadn’t had a steel hull she would have been snapped if two!


18 posted on 07/21/2010 7:30:44 AM PDT by WellyP
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To: Red Badger

Rotflol!!! What was that???


19 posted on 07/21/2010 7:32:55 AM PDT by rawhide
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To: ConservativeStatement
Bush and BP are to blame for this outrage.
20 posted on 07/21/2010 7:32:59 AM PDT by kbennkc (For those who have fought for it freedom has a flavor the protected will never know .F Trp 8th Cav)
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