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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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Date: 2/27/2025 6:41:00 PM
LOL. You must have just read Moby Dick. Was Ahab the captain of your ship? Good one
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David Crandall
Date: 2/27/2025 6:54:00 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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