May 16, 2007

It's not nice to fool (with) Mother Nature

Even if I bought into the whole global warmongering-we're-all-going-to-die disaster scenarios, I would not be on board with attempts by environuts and politicians to influence global climate. Why not? Simple. Man has an abysmal track record when attempting to alter the natural world, even with "good intentions". As Michael Crichton said, industry and environmentalist have equally dismal records, and "there is no difference between greed and incompetence", if I'm recalling the exact quote.

Case in point: Humphrey the Retarded Whale, who was "rescued" from the Sacramento River delta in 1985. Okay, I didn't have too awfully much issue with that at the time. Shit happens, you take a wrong turn, etc. Except that he showed up again later and had to be "rescued" again. Obviously, he's an imbecile and should not breed.

Well, guess what? The dumb bastard bred.

Posted by Ken S at May 16, 2007 06:30 AM | TrackBack (0) |
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Poor Humphrey was lured to sea by the call of whales who've found food. Seriously, the critter rolls 50 miles in seven hours and finds... a boat? Humph swore revenge that day - and, years later:

Humph - hey! You liar!
Whale - huh? What do you mean?
Humph - that was you calling about the food, right? So I swim my ass off and there's zilch. That's not cool.
Whale - I don't know who you heard, but it wasn't me.
Humph - so that's another lie? You nurse shark.
Whale - whoa! whoa! Don't get personal, man.
Humph - well, if it wasn't you, who was it, then? Moby $%@^%^ Dick?
Whale - look, man, we're WHALES in the PACIFIC OCEAN. You're bound to find a few who sound similar.
Humph - oh yeah? Well screw all of you! I'm beaching myself. I hope you're HAPPY!

Posted by: Nightfly at May 16, 2007 07:15 AM

I blame Bush.

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at May 16, 2007 07:20 AM

Ken,
I think blaming fast food is the new sexy. Blame McDonald's.

Posted by: Emily at May 16, 2007 07:34 AM

I blame Jerry Foulwell.

But really, so this whale is falling for the whale equivalent of a 1-900 number. Why not just summon some Native Alaskans and let them take care of it permanently -- "the old fashioned way"?

Posted by: Julie at May 16, 2007 07:50 AM

Whale burgers for all!

Posted by: Ken S, Fifth String on the Banjo of Life at May 16, 2007 07:53 AM