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Old 21-07-2010, 21:44   #1
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Whale Fail !

Just saw this today so I don't know if has already been posted.

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Old 21-07-2010, 23:51   #2
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I saw that on the evening news, and I couldn't believe my eyes when I say it!...talk about lousy luck.
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Old 22-07-2010, 18:39   #3
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Whale of an encounter

Boat was steel, Roberts design - had they been in a FG boat, I fear there would be less talking, more crying.

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Found a small video of the happening: ROO vxFlashPlayer
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I don't think that was a fluke; I think the whale was peeved :P
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My wife is nervous about hitting a whale, now she is nervous about a whale hitting us. That would have been a unbelievable experience.
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Old 27-07-2010, 13:54   #7
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Thanks for the vid!

Complete luck that they were filming it at the right moment to catch it on vid.
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Old 27-07-2010, 14:48   #8
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Don't mess around with wild animals.....Just like the people that got hurt by the Bison in Yellowstone...they were filming when they threw a stick/object at it.

I guess they never heard of the..........ESSEX
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the saint wasnt mush help
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