Great Thoughts in Cetacean Philosophy
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Posted on: January 24, 2007 10:43 AM, by PZ Myers
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...but the marinara gets so cold and salty at depth...
Posted by: CCP | January 24, 2007 10:57 AM
Which head is that thought-bubble coming out of?
Posted by: Vance Maverick | January 24, 2007 11:18 AM
Foolish cetacean, EVERYTHING is really good deep fried.
Posted by: Sarcastro | January 24, 2007 11:26 AM
It would be fun to see another species develop fry cooking.
Posted by: Stanton | January 24, 2007 11:59 AM
Huh. Now we know why they're so blubbery.
Posted by: Warren | January 24, 2007 12:08 PM
Is this part II of the "Jonathan Whales knows nothing about development" series?
Bob
Posted by: Bob O'H | January 24, 2007 1:06 PM
And who can forget the sage wisdom of the great Whale Berkeley, who said, "To be is to be deep-fried."
Posted by: Saint Gasoline | January 24, 2007 1:25 PM
Hey! I already came up with the whale's thoughtbubble commenting on PZ's post After the sex, the babies.
"Mmmm, Ika sushi. But where can I get some wasabi?"
Posted by: Sonja | January 24, 2007 2:24 PM
If we could communicate with cetaceans, the easiest conversation topic would be fish or calamari recipes.
Posted by: Alon Levy | January 24, 2007 6:14 PM
And what do the turtles think? (I know, 'jellyfish' would be more accurate, but still funny):
http://www.marriedtothesea.com/012307/turtlemind.gif
Posted by: Tom Buckner | January 24, 2007 6:48 PM