Whaling Gifts

Scene from an early draft of Moby Dick

'Tough day at the office dear?!'

Catch-and-release whaling.

"He's about your size. Peg-leg. Seen him?"

Ice Whaling

"Will thee not sayeth uncle?!"

'Harpooning whales is easy †the hard part is filling out the environmental impact statements.

'Clem,the doctor told you to get away and relax.'

'Thar she blows!'

'Darn - we're out of tartar sauce,'

Moby Dick: Pop-Up Version

"I want a cool piercing like you, Grandpa Moby!"

Moby Dick Trophy

"We found the poor thing stranded on the beach last summer and decided to adopt it."

"At times I wonder what I've done with my life that makes me worth being saved."

"All I do is swim and eat plankton, but do I lose weight?"

"Objection, Your Honor! Alleged killer whale."

"I just assumed that the whale we adopted would stay in the ocean."

Boy with a whale: 'He followed me home, Dad, can I keep him?'

"Technically, it's a mammal."

"Eww - that whale's breath smells awful!" "You could use a breath mint yourself, lady!"

"Uh Ooh... Another tsunami hits the Ross Ice shelf!

Old sea captains queue to see Monster Whale Revenge.

'Hey, Charlie, have we got good news for you!'

"Matthew, did we agree to adopt a whale?"

"It's a new year, and I have a brand new attitude. Which way is it to San Diego Sea World?"

"My wife is the queen of misheard lyrics! Listen to her singing carefully next time: it's hilarious..."

"What's remarkable is that just last week he was lying despondent on the beach."

"See what happens when you go swimming after eating!"

Japanese Whaling

Ishmael's First Day on the Pequod was Full of Surprises: "A harpoon!? Don't you practice catch and release?"

"Ever get the feeling you're being watched?"

"I'd like to have my teeth scrimshawed without being, you know, harpooned."

Fishing Boat Derby

Well yes, I am a Blue Whale, but that doesn't mean I'm depressed...