'Twas the night before Exploding Whale Day, when out on the coast,
A whale was not stirring, quickly turning to ghost;
The dynamite was stuffed in whale crevices with care,
In hopes that the blubber would be converted to air;
Exploding Whale Day is in two days?! How are you celebrating? I’m gonna get drunk and “beach” myself in my neighbor’s front yard! Good luck moving me!
#explodingwhale#explodingwhaleday
On Nov. 12, 1970, a sperm whale carcass was blown to pieces on the Oregon coast, sending huge chunks of blubber falling not just onto innocent bystanders, but into the history books.
Read more about this story: oregonlive.com/entertainment…#ExplodingWhale
3 Wild Curiosities of Astoria, Oregon Coast No One Else Has. Hint: 1st Exploding Whale, Bridge, Star Trek ---- The only town in the universe Star Trek called 'heaven'; Florence didn't have the first #explodingwhale#StarTrekbeachconnection.net/news/3_w…
Tonight the Eugene Emeralds appeared in the alternate personality as the Exploding Whales. As part of the fun, the Whales welcomed the original KATU TV reporter Paul Linnman, famous for the live report of the exploding whale debacle. #RootedHere#ExplodingWhale
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In Oregon when we hear officials are deliberating about what to do with a whale carcass ... we have flashbacks to the Great Exploding Whale Incident of 1970 😂
This is a GEM of a clip! #ExplodingWhaleyoutu.be/V6CLumsir34
"Our cameras stopped rolling immediately after the blast. The humor of the entire situation suddenly gave way to a run for survival, as huge chunks of whale blubber fell everywhere..."
"However, everyone on the scene was covered with small particles of dead whale"
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