Originally published at: Less whaling means less whale wailing | Boing Boing
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So whale songs are kind of like the cetacean version of a cheesy pickup line—most likely to be effective when there aren’t a lot of better alternatives around.
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Whale Incels is kinda scary.
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All those tense Sperm Whales.
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Thom’s write up brought this to mind:
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Its more like a personal ad than a pickup line. The whale isn’t meeting anyone and wants to broadcast to the widest range of whales that he’s out there
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Sadly not every Right Whale becomes a “swipe right” whale.
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He’s just looking for Mrs Right Whale but her name sort of implies she’s already married…
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With bad cases of Moby dick.
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No one’s on Whalespace any more.
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Not to mention Blue balls.
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“Cetacean needed”
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I was going to say, whale song has become less popular amongst humans since the 1990s too.
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True 'dat.
Kind of a shame. i always found it peaceful and calming whenever i heard it.
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Who knew those weird probe aliens in “Star Trek IV” were just missing their torch songs?
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So that’s going to be the next pro-whaling argument?
“We need to kill some more humpback whales, to preserve their culture and songs!”
(Ever so much /s, of course.)
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caoineadh
Look at BoingX2, making me google words.
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KWEEnuh, apparently
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Boing², surely.
And it’s an Irish word, usually translated “Keening”, for a stylised wailing once typical at funerals. The cry of a Banshee wasn’t just any random yelling or screaming, it was a caoineadh.
Here: have an example of a caoineadh
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It’s pronounced “Throatwobbler Mangrove”.
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