The Whale and the Clipper

A blue whale spied a Yankee clipper.
First, he used his tail to flip her.
He gulped her whole, and feeling chipper,
he closed his mouth with a zipper.
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Mckeithan Avatar
February 27, 2025 at 6:41 PM
LOL. You must have just read Moby Dick. Was Ahab the captain of your ship? Good one
Crandall Avatar
February 27, 2025 at 6:54 PM
haha, I oughta read Moby Dick. I never have. Believe it or not, I was just thinking about how, in some pictures of whales I've seen, a whiles row of teeth looks kind of like a zipper.
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