A Whale of a Story


	A Whale of a Story

vandamonium

7-5-2008 10:16 AM

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whale, truck, accident

vandamonium says:

What a mess.... I bet it stunk to high heaven. We had a whale that beached just 7-8 mile down the beach from where I am. They did a partial autopsy on the spot and took what the wanted then they buried the rest in the dunes.

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