Happy 50th, Exploding Whale!

[DanOregon]

This would have worked so much better if it was still on the first page.

 

[UNCGrad]

"…so dynamite it was." in that perfect newsman monotone and rhythm just kills me every single time.

 

[micropolitan guy]

I love the audio snippet when the woman scolds the man and tells him he can undercover his ears now.

BTW, imagine going back to your car and finding a piece of whale blubber has caved in your roof. Try explaining that to the insurance company.

Not just any old car. That looked like an Oldsmobile Delta 88, a real road hog of that era. A whale of a car ruined by a whale, kind of ironic.

 

[dixiehack]

Maybe the peak of Dave Berry's career.

The Exploding Whale - Dave Barry's "Farside" article

 

[Slacker]

Not just any old car. That looked like an Oldsmobile Delta 88, a real road hog of that era. A whale of a car ruined by a whale, kind of ironic.

The 1973 Delta 88 Royale sedan was truly a great road beast.
I drove my dad's all through high school. That car would go like heck.

 

[Vombatus]

Bumping, because only in MiLB.

Geez. All the really large shirts have sold out.

 

[DanOregon]

A good read. Worth it - especially the picture of Linnman.

https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2...eball-and-how-paul-linnman-links-the-two.html

 

[Sam Mills 51]

How many Whalers have wanted to do the same to Peter Karmanos?

(And yes ... this was the first time I had ever seen this. Nicely done. Few affiliates are capable of work at this level these days.)

 

[TowelWaver]

I've never been so happy to see an old thread revived. I immediately ordered a t-shirt--thanks so much for that link!

 

[TowelWaver]

The 1973 Delta 88 Royale sedan was truly a great road beast.
I drove my dad's all through high school. That car would go like heck.

And favorite of filmmaker Sam Raimi's--he finds a way to include his in virtually all his movies:

 

[Vombatus]

A good read. Worth it - especially the picture of Linnman.

https://www.oregonlive.com/sports/2...eball-and-how-paul-linnman-links-the-two.html

Wow. The license plate. Lol.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

The 1973 Delta 88 Royale sedan was truly a great road beast.
I drove my dad's all through high school. That car would go like heck.

Too bad it wasn't a Chrysler. And I met and talked to Dave Barry in 2005 and he was one of the nicest people.