This feels like a Monty Python sketch. The absurd premise, the matter-of-fact delivery of the lines, and the bits of dry humor sprinkled throughout. Magnificent.
I was there! It was amazing! We named that whale Hilda and I cried like a baby after they blew it up. My older brother wanted to take a piece in for show and tell at school but mom said forget it.
Well...... Back in the day, public hangings were cause for a picnic with family and friends. A good time for [ almost ] all. GOD, ...... I miss the old days.
There was one where they were hauling a bloated carcass through a city and it exploding inside the city. Spilling guts and whale bits all over the town centre.
The ending 4 words " Not what to do" is pure genius and missed amongst all the other great lines. I can imagine him writing it at his 1970s typewriter just chuckling to himself, cigarette and whisky to one side.....
Those oregon seagulls must be a lot classier than the ones here. Ive never seen a seagull display anything resembling self respect or showing any kind of discretion when it comes to the size or quality of a peice of food
Most of the people here are just partially seeing the thing, and not using their brain. They are not thinking, that how can this much heavy weight Whale could be moved from that beach. The people in that time didn't had the machinery to do the work, so they had no other choice, but to explode that thing, and the leftovers could be thrown back into water. Just Think About It...
When reporters were reporters.......just the facts. "You" decide the rest. "You" were also given enough credit for the brains to make your own decision.
Oh hah in what reality is blowing up the whale the best an only option. Fm smh. These were professionals or hobbyists. Who were maybe in the army once. But who still needed that fix of blowing sht up.😲
I love how he, once again in the most deadpan way, basicly said: "So no-one really thought too far ahead on this idea. As gravity did what it does best, we all ran away screaming, as we all tryed to not be crushed by flyling whale bits!"
I remember it on the news hr. Great laugh at dinner time! Especially the self repeatable seagulls part. The damage to the landship, "Buick " was good too!
The past is so interesting...I think it’s because less was known back then so crazier things occurred. Anyone now knows that it’s common sense to not detonate explosives next to a crowd, but back then the consequences was just an after thought.
Reminds me More of "The Day today" sketches of The early 90's, which was a caricature of British news program. Great watch and you can find full Episodes of it on TH-cam
Maybe not❗ Biden just gave away billions of dollars of American military equipment to a bunch of illiterate mountain hillbillies in Afghanistan. And pulled our military out BEFORE pulling out our civilians; therefore leaving thousands of unarmed Americans stranded and at the mercy of a terrorist organization. Monty Python had humor as it's target. Biden has no target. His dementia is precisely the reason that he was selected by the Socialists pulling his strings. You meant to be lighthearted, I know❗ In the face of the news of the day; humor is eluding me right now. I could use a couple of episodes of M.P.‼️
"The blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds.' Possibly the greatest line ever uttered in a TV news report. You never hear such good alliteration these days. Props to Paul Linnman for his writing in this report.
Same here. At first I was waiting for it to explode behind the reporter while he was talking, due to a tremendous build up of the gases from it decaying, too.
It was either this or they invent a large particle destroyer that vaporizes it on the spot. The city didn’t have the budget for this. They also considered the idea of making it mandatory for everyone in the town to gather together at the same time on the same day to charge at the whale and push it back into the sea. There were actually many other ideas they came up with, but this one ultimately seemed like the best option.
You always see clever quips and well written monologues in old news clips, on both sides of the Atlantic. I love the old accents as well, especially the British
Oct, 2024, and I’m watching this again and snort-laughing! This will never not be funny. This is exactly how Myth Busters would have ended the episode.
Being a millenial when sometimes i find myself watching videos like this but with a 90s tv show for kids i wonder how was i able to see something bc the definition looks that bad. Maybe the 70 tvs could made up something better unlike our hd definition with what they had. Or people simply were a used to it and had a trained view. What I want to say is that 70s people maybe were able to see the seagulls
@@mrpurple11 we get used, I remember that I watched tons of shows in VHS and TV before 2008(when I consider that the quality of image increased a lot) and now I can easily see if something is earlier than 2008 with audio and image, it's very curious (I'm gen Z) and sometimes seeing again things with "less" definition I remember when I thought that only that was enough
@@mrpurple11 Because back then the resolution wasn't too high but CRT screeens have _excellent_ video quality. And any footage looks great on a screen running its native resolution.
I guarantee that the phrase "When do you think we're going to get this chance again? We gotta do it." Was said at some point during the decision making.
Well, I think his network was pretty much telling Paul what they thought of him, when they assigned him to the exploding whale story! Any "respectable seagull" would peck away at the entire whale. Why would they be intimidated by a large chunk?!🤣
It's a throwback, for sure! I felt like I was watching the neighborhood "gang" - led by the biggest/oldest kid who has no clue - play "war" and end up with mud on their faces.
Insurance Company: "Sorry but exploding whale chunks is only protected in the platinum level and above. Would you like to upgrade incase this happens again?"
"We don't want to cut it up, because it will be messy and smells really bad" **blows up the whale, spreading mess and stink over probably a good square mile** Bravo to whoever came up with that idea.
It's what I call the "Leaf Blower Principle." We blow our leaves and grass clippings out into the street or into our neighbor's yard, then they're no longer our problem.
I’m a native Oregonian, so I can say that while I don’t know if Linman won any awards or not, the guy was a longtime fixture in local news and well respected throughout.
Classic, old-fashioned reporting! No preaching, no global warming, no hand-wringing. Even when it went sideways, the reporter kept his light-hearted humor!
Well If they did cut it coukd have exploaded on the person doing it from all the gasses stored in it's system and would disgusting as well as dangerous
The comedic tone but yet honest and factual level of journalistic prowess this man displayed here is really worthy of an award. What a legend, this guy!
This legitimately seems like something from the Onion News Network. The fact that it is real is absolutely hysterical. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time.
Where are the animal's rights defenders?? I'm a bit scared cuz I didn't see anyone claiming it was a crime by exploding that whale. And I expected this video to have more dislikes than likes lol
@@chincemagnet I get the feeling your version of "newsworthy" sources are in the vein of OAN, Breitbart, Rush Limbaugh, The Blaze, Alex Jones, The Daily Wire. Am I warm?
I actually thought this was for a video game at first... Now I'm thinking omg is this legit. It's nuts... Blowing up a whale and the commentary being so on point. Crazy!!
I thought the whale was going to unexpectedly explode a bit from gases, I wasn't expecting them to blast the crap out of it.
Yeah, same here. Who'd have thought it could have gotten so much better!?
SleepingAgent I’m kinda happy it took the turn it took not gonna lie
Me too 😭
@@UnfitToLive idk man, I think it’d be cooler if it just exploded on it’s own. Like that’s just a thing whale carcasses do. Lol
Me too
“It couldn’t be cut up, because no body wanted to cut it up”
Pure poetry
poetic poetry.
"Then they came for me, and by that time no one was left to speak up."
@@hexagonalawareness3584
*Holocaust go brrr*
the answer 50 years ago was dynamite for everything
666 likes lol
This feels like a Monty Python sketch, it's so surreal.
Having it upscaled makes it so much more unbelievable, looks like a skit from The Onion
More like 70s Onion News.
I legit wasn't sure if it was or not
Yes!! It so does. I’m not sure that that reporter has any idea how funny he actually is!
Wait, you mean to tell me its NOT?!?
On the bright side, this news story has brought laughter to people now for 54 years.
Not everyday you see your favorite retrocomputer enthusiast in the comments of an exploding whale video
I didn't expect you here
Love your channel!
Indeed, every time I watch it I have a whale of a time.
I read this comment in your voice lmao
This feels like a Monty Python sketch.
The absurd premise, the matter-of-fact delivery of the lines, and the bits of dry humor sprinkled throughout.
Magnificent.
And don’t forget the little kid just hanging around
@@nykka3 I was waiting for him to turn around and say, god bless us everyone.
Haha sprinkled, good one
WKRP. “I swear I thought turkeys could fly”.
Thats why i clicked on the vid, thinking it was monty python XDDD
"The blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds." Now that's journalism.
Such a great sentence
Yeah journalistic alliteration isn’t what it used to be
That’s one heck of a bar.
Old school journalism. Sucks that MSM has become puppets
lmmfao ayeooo i thought i was the only one crying at that lmmfao
"The blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds."
Give that man a raise.
A for alliteration :)
@@treacherousviper ye olde Germanic poetry come alive in the modern age
The only thing that would have made it better, “...big blast blasted blubber beyond believable bounds, bigly.”
@@keirfarnum6811 big blast bombastically blasted blubber beyond believable bounds
Best line in reporting history.
I was there! It was amazing! We named that whale Hilda and I cried like a baby after they blew it up. My older brother wanted to take a piece in for show and tell at school but mom said forget it.
that’s great
Oh wow!
Its true!, I was the whale
Reamed Scooby in the afterlife?
@@Annii_Oakley_ Yea, Its not as fun as you think in here. I don't remember heaven having fire covered gates.
I loved how they thought exploding a whale with dynamite with parents and children watching would be a good idea.. the good old days.
Well...... Back in the day, public hangings were cause for a picnic with family and friends.
A good time for [ almost ] all.
GOD, ...... I miss the old
days.
@@Troublemaker1022-r9c We've lost SOOO MUCH since those times....
Why isn't it?
Hhhhhhwhale*
They should of just buried it in the first place lol
"the remaining chunks were of such a size that no respectable seagull would attempt to tackle anyway" oh my god
So many good parts, this was definitely top 3.lolll😂😂😂😂
What about the seagulls that are disrespected?
@@sockmon1 they have nothing to lose
@@HarrisChoudhry we call them crackgulls, zero inhibition
@@sockmon1 "y'all got anymore of that whale"
Junior ecologist: “Should we let this whale decompose naturally?”
Guy who retires tomorrow: “I think I saw some dynamite in the shed..”
Decompose naturally? I think they will explode eventually.
🤣🤣🤣
You're killing me Ross!
Lol yea
It would explode anyways. Whales don't decompose normally.
They've just accelerated the proccess.
Ever since I stumbled upon this video years ago, I gotta rewatch it and refresh every now and then. 😂
I love the way he says “it can’t be buried, can’t be cut and can’t be burned, so dynamite it is” as if it’s the most common thing ever.
Pp0p+p+lp++pP
Also, what happened to the option of dragging it out at low tide and letting the ocean get rid of it?
AMERICA, FUCK YEAH.
@@nickedmonds4486 what are they gonna do with all that dynamite then?
Is this how fish in a can was thought of.?
Imagine just casually walking by and a piece of whale just slaps you unconscious.
Lmaoooo that is funny
Or crushes your cadillac in the parking lot.
Lol and then you go to the hospital and your parents ask how did you get hurt and then you say
I got hit by a pieces of dead whale mom
@@jondoe4667 this is reason I watch what my calorie intake.. I don't want to end up a land whale..🐋lol
🤣🤣🤣🤣
As Gomez Addams said: "Just because it's a bad idea doesn't mean it won't be fun."
Rico Ludovici! Yes. Absolutely! TeeHee! I knew I liked that Gomez Addams for a reason. 🐋 Good memory you have!
For the love of God ..... I hope they never did this again 😢
@@poodtang2104 Next time with more precision.
@@ricoludovici2825 That's a relief.
Sometimes the worst ideas possible are also the most fun.
This just got thrown back in my recommendations. Such a classic. Had to watch it again.
Ever since then beached whales began exploding on their own
There was one where they were hauling a bloated carcass through a city and it exploding inside the city. Spilling guts and whale bits all over the town centre.
@@cafenightster4548 exactly the incident I was thinking of XDDDDDD!
They're so intelligent, and mindful of other beings. It really is amazing.
@@meat-hook who? Humans?
@@cafenightster4548 The whales. Humans suck.
"The Seagulls who were supposed to clean up the mess--"
Meanwhile the Seagulls: I didn't know I had a job
🤗🤣
Seagulls: This wasn’t in the contract.
Some Seagull: this is my resignation letter
Ended up getting 30+ likes on that reply
I wouldve eat that whale instead
@@chadangeles3856 are you okay?
@Dr Hackenbush ..funniest comment ever!!!😂😂😂
" The remaining chunks were of such a size that no respectable seagull would attempt to tackle anyway" lol
I fucking love 50's and 40's narrators
@@temporalmentetonto they were savage without realizing it
Oh boy, they knew, they knew damn well
That guy is under estimating the seagulls. Once the flesh is open, they'll go to town on it like a flock of vultures.
@@rpurdy4821
Seagulls: Vultures of the coast.
This is a reporting masterpiece
The ending 4 words " Not what to do" is pure genius and missed amongst all the other great lines. I can imagine him writing it at his 1970s typewriter just chuckling to himself, cigarette and whisky to one side.....
"The remaining chuncks were of such a size, that no respectable seagull would tackle it anyway" lost it at that!
I read this at the exact time he said it
@Ms. 357 cock
Rude
Those oregon seagulls must be a lot classier than the ones here. Ive never seen a seagull display anything resembling self respect or showing any kind of discretion when it comes to the size or quality of a peice of food
@Ms. 357 :(
The commentary by the reporter is absolute gold!
Hes hilarious!
"no respectable seagull" !!!
pure gold indeed!
@Yosael Cortes hahahahabba
There's points where he's almost failing to contain his laughter.
Except when he spoiled that and how it would go wrong
my uncle was there that day , he is in his mid 80's now and still talks about it being the craziest and stupidest thing he ever witnessed.
The stupidity of this video and the people involved is extremely entertaining lol
I'll be saying those exact words to my grandchildren...but replacing an exploding whale with a Joe Biden speech
@ Joe Johnson well said!
Most of the people here are just partially seeing the thing, and not using their brain. They are not thinking, that how can this much heavy weight Whale could be moved from that beach. The people in that time didn't had the machinery to do the work, so they had no other choice, but to explode that thing, and the leftovers could be thrown back into water.
Just Think About It...
@@rachit5762 pull it with boat(s)?
This is an absolute CLASSIC
Imagine the guy who owned that car having to tell the insurance company that it was hit by a flying chunk of whale meat.
"Sorry sir, but your policy doesn't cover flying whale parts."
@@vincepurpura8905, certainly doesn’t fall under the “Acts of God” clause.
Lol
Yeah so um, it got hit by a whale
Back then hardly anyone had car insurance.
The deadpan delivery makes this absolutely hysterical.
Haha I lost it at the "no respectable seagull" part.
I’m glad you said that because I was just getting ready to comment “this sounds like satire”
When reporters were reporters.......just the facts. "You" decide the rest. "You" were also given enough credit for the brains to make your own decision.
Oh hah in what reality is blowing up the whale the best an only option. Fm smh. These were professionals or hobbyists. Who were maybe in the army once. But who still needed that fix of blowing sht up.😲
I love how he, once again in the most deadpan way, basicly said: "So no-one really thought too far ahead on this idea. As gravity did what it does best, we all ran away screaming, as we all tryed to not be crushed by flyling whale bits!"
“And they couldn’t cut it up, because nobody wanted to.”
Lmao
That was my favorite part haha
😂
That's not my job!
We've tried nothing, and we're out of ideas!
So let’s blow it up, because someone obviously wanted to
This is my absolute #1 favorite youtube video. And we all know how much cool stuff there is on youtube so thats really saying something.
That's the most American thing ever.
Poor bastards mistook whale oil for crude.
Really, they have literally to bomb everything down.
U know that beach fucking smelt rad 4 like 5 years
They managed to damage their own cars. I love America.
i was planning to travel to america when i grow up...but oh well
This is the single greatest piece of journalism ever covered.
This guy - 50 years ago - was a hell of a lot more professional (and entertaining) than any of the "on the scene" reporters in my market.
I remember it on the news hr. Great laugh at dinner time! Especially the self repeatable seagulls part. The damage to the landship, "Buick " was good too!
In 1979 I ran studio camera for his show Open Line, he could make anything sound interesting
The past is so interesting...I think it’s because less was known back then so crazier things occurred. Anyone now knows that it’s common sense to not detonate explosives next to a crowd, but back then the consequences was just an after thought.
Back when journalism was actually a thing. Nowadays the news would be finding a way to twist this into being Trump’s fault
This is as close to producing a Monty Python sketch as America ever got.
😂
Reminds me More of "The Day today" sketches of The early 90's, which was a caricature of British news program. Great watch and you can find full Episodes of it on TH-cam
😂😂😂😂
Maybe not❗
Biden just gave away billions of dollars of American military equipment to a bunch of illiterate mountain hillbillies in Afghanistan. And pulled our military out BEFORE pulling out our civilians; therefore leaving thousands of unarmed Americans stranded and at the mercy of a terrorist organization.
Monty Python had humor as it's target.
Biden has no target. His dementia is precisely the reason that he was selected by the Socialists pulling his strings.
You meant to be lighthearted, I know❗
In the face of the news of the day; humor is eluding me right now. I could use a couple of episodes of M.P.‼️
@@bassethound6457 jesus. How about you forget about politics and rather just watch some comedy
Thank you yes! I saw this decades ago and I am so glad you brought it back! I always laugh so hard
"The blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds.' Possibly the greatest line ever uttered in a TV news report. You never hear such good alliteration these days. Props to Paul Linnman for his writing in this report.
LOL, where in the broadcast does he say that? I can't find it.
@@steveunderwood7823 1:39 straight after the "Land Lubber Newsmen, shortly to become Land Blubber Newsmen"
"as god is my witness, i thought whales could fly" :D
Achievement Unlocked
It sounds like something I would hear in Bojack Horseman. That narrator is a legend.
I wonder if that guy's car insurance paid for damage by falling meat
Was farmer's insurance around then?
Not even sure car insurance existed then.
@@Dadolphinsmakemecry Seen it, covered it.
@@leir2005 WE ARE FARMERS!!!
"im contacting you about you car's extended warranty"
I lived in this part of Oregon for almost 20 years and the exploding whale story is one everyone in the area knows. Good times
Was trying to figure out why the heck this was in my suggested and then seen you commenting here 😂
I live in Australia and i know this story. The teacher at school told us about it in about grade 2
Wait
Wait
Wait
And boom goes the dynamite
Lol, Luckyy commenting on the whalesplosion. Nice prediction on trials cancel btw
Lmfao
You can bet your ass if Godzilla washed up on an American beach, ain't nobody calling the local taxidermy team. 😂
I thought this was just going to be about gases building up in the whales stomach and exploding. Didn't expect this!
Same here. At first I was waiting for it to explode behind the reporter while he was talking, due to a tremendous build up of the gases from it decaying, too.
Same
Me too. Astounded when it got to the no one wanted to cut or burn so we got out the dynamite bit.
Sam here. Never thought humans would be so innovative to use dynamite to get rid of whale carcass!
I thought the same thing.
“Well we couldn’t do this horrible idea, or this other horrible idea, so we’re gonna do this even more horrible idea.
Americas answer to everything blow it up
Just hook it to a ship and drop it somewhere ez
@@d1ssolv3r nah it's too dangerous it'll explode in no time by the time got gushed by winds
I forgot to close brackets. I must be pelted with rotten tomatoes
With style
I'm crying at this news anchor. This video is an American treasure.
Zach Byrd Adventure Hour America is going to be a treasure itself in a few years RIP
I enjoy rediscovering this every few years.
Maybe they just needed more dynamite.
Or a mini nuke?
I love the way you think.
Them: It didn't work!
Me: Well shucks, Want to try about 60 more cases?
Yeah, get a bigger hammer
YES andrew. You need to make this a bucket list thing.
This sounds so much like a news story from the Onion but it's actually real
LMFAO
Lol. Yea
Exactly
Guts gone everywhere!
IT'S TOTALLY NOT THE ONION, BRUH!
the savage news reporter:
"those in charge would not only remember what to do, but certainly remember WHAT NOT TO DO!" 😂😂😂
This was absolutely awesome!
“No one wanted to cut it. It couldn’t be burned. So dynamite it was.”
There’s not a whole lot you can do with the fish the size of a school bus I know I wouldn’t want to cut it up
That sentence is so painfully American, I love it.
Me walking to the back yard with the thanksgiving turkey and 20 bottle rockets
Murica
It was either this or they invent a large particle destroyer that vaporizes it on the spot. The city didn’t have the budget for this. They also considered the idea of making it mandatory for everyone in the town to gather together at the same time on the same day to charge at the whale and push it back into the sea.
There were actually many other ideas they came up with, but this one ultimately seemed like the best option.
The Highway Division was straight up just like: “Yeah burying it is cool and all, but how goddamn rad would it be to just blow it up”
KAPOW! "Now THAT'S a use of Taxpayer money!"
@@XxShadow101xX I'd pay money to see this up close!
Pushed you up to 1k likes! 😅👍
@@AncientRe The Highway Division
Whale carcasses will blow up on their own from gas buildup
“The seagulls who were supposed to clean things up”
This video is a treasure
Lol yeah
You always see clever quips and well written monologues in old news clips, on both sides of the Atlantic. I love the old accents as well, especially the British
lmao
Seagulls were like. We dont work for Free
Back in the days when the mexican were just seagulls.
Oct, 2024, and I’m watching this again and snort-laughing! This will never not be funny. This is exactly how Myth Busters would have ended the episode.
Today's forecast... Partly cloudy with a chance of whale.
Haha lol
Bah hahahaha!
...chance of rotting whale blubber showers!
"The humor of the entire situation suddenly gave way to our run for survival as huge chunks of whale blubber fell everywhere..." Downright hilarious
i know man im fucking dying watch this. It almost feels like a sketch
@@OhhSlash lol same
That would be both a sad and hilarious way to die--hit by whale blubber! 😅
That's some Monty Python shit right there.
haha funny whale die and explode much funny so hilarious
“Fortunately, no human was hit as badly as the car”
"That's a shame"
-me
"That's a shame"
-me
"That's a shame"
-me
"That's a shame"
-me
"That's a shame"
-me
as a 62 year old i can assure you the entire world was in pastel colors.
"no respectable seagull" I've never heard someone refer to a seagull as respectable before.
The only respectable seagull I’ve known is Steven-
As someone who lives near the coast in the UK, those little bastards are SO FUCKING LOUD!
@@alittlekittycat21 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😅
Seagulls prefer swallowing whole rabbits and rats.
Respectable Seagulls is a great band name.
Oh I thought “exploding whale” implied it was like spontaneous and nobody was expecting it
Same here. A carcass can have a great deal of gas build up inside it and I thought we were going to see it suddenly burst on its own.
I thought the same.
same here
Same
I was just hoping there were people nearby when it happened. Guess they took care of that with the explosives.
"Indeed the seagulls had been standing nearby all day"
*slowly zooms in on some pixels vaguely recognizable as seagulls*
Being a millenial when sometimes i find myself watching videos like this but with a 90s tv show for kids i wonder how was i able to see something bc the definition looks that bad. Maybe the 70 tvs could made up something better unlike our hd definition with what they had. Or people simply were a used to it and had a trained view. What I want to say is that 70s people maybe were able to see the seagulls
@@mrpurple11 we get used, I remember that I watched tons of shows in VHS and TV before 2008(when I consider that the quality of image increased a lot) and now I can easily see if something is earlier than 2008 with audio and image, it's very curious (I'm gen Z) and sometimes seeing again things with "less" definition I remember when I thought that only that was enough
🤣
😂😂😂
@@mrpurple11
Because back then the resolution wasn't too high but CRT screeens have _excellent_ video quality. And any footage looks great on a screen running its native resolution.
Everything about this is astonishing.
Simultaneously haunting and beautiful.
"How much dynamite do you think?"
"Probably a case"
"This thing weighs 8 tons. Bring 20 cases just to be sure"
"If that's what you want, alright"
Yikes 😬
"Dude fuck math, just use all of it!"
😂😂
We shoulda brought 40 goddamnit Jerry!
The craziest part is that 20 cases wasn't enough.
This is exactly what the internet was meant for.
28 likes for 2hours
LEGEND COMMENT.
Today I’m thankful this was in my recommended
wtf why is this so recent HHAHHAH
@@saintnick1952 this wasn't even recommended to me i legit just searched exploding whale
Ah yeaaah!
This is one of the most American things I've ever seen lmao. Solving problems with explosives.
'Murica..!
I guarantee that the phrase "When do you think we're going to get this chance again? We gotta do it." Was said at some point during the decision making.
explosives, caulk or duck tape will solve any household problem.
@VM-431 😐
Most original joke here
Now to go tell sixteen other people the same thing
The greatest three and a half minutes of journalism, ever.
“Any respectable seagull” this guy is hilarious
Well, I think his network was pretty much telling Paul what they thought of him, when they assigned him to the exploding whale story! Any "respectable seagull" would peck away at the entire whale. Why would they be intimidated by a large chunk?!🤣
Omg, i laughed so hard. Lol
😁👍
“What happened to your car?”
File THAT insurance claim.
@@junior.von.claire
Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.... Lol
Imagine getting an insurance claim about someone’s car being smashed by dead whale meat that fell from the sky
This is the face of the insurance agent 😵😵😵
@@lupodelupis3672 was he standing to close to the explosion?
@@NI771-_ I don't know that.
" Here at Farmers, we've seen a thing or two..."
IA: I might have to ask this guy for his supplier!
Probably the most American way to dispose of a dead animal.
The fun way
Nah! Should have nuked it.
Stupid way
Edit: but funny way, I'm glad it happened for my entertainment now 😊
It's a throwback, for sure! I felt like I was watching the neighborhood "gang" - led by the biggest/oldest kid who has no clue - play "war" and end up with mud on their faces.
@@SkilexGroup gotta nuke somethin'...
Every line is gold.
“With a blast blasting blubber beyond all believable bounds” has to be one of the finest lines in TV news.
bbbbbb
Alliteration be like!
Wuow
Always amazing and aptly alliterative.
Say that 5 times real fast 😂
Insurance company- 'So let me get this straight. Your car was hit by an exploding dead whale?'
Car owner: 'Yep'
LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOO
WE KNOW A THING OR TWO BECAUSE WE'VE SEEN A THING OR TWO
Insurance Company: "Sorry but exploding whale chunks is only protected in the platinum level and above. Would you like to upgrade incase this happens again?"
@@crazebamm AAAYYYYY ROFLMAOOOOL
Hope he had an insurance for whale damage
"no one wants to cut them to pieces"
So you blew it up?
That's the most american thing to solve a problem
Someone bombs Pearl Harbor....
America: ATOMIC BOMB
Murica!!!
@@czyjinx x2... And fire bombing... Which was Basically just as bad
"We don't want to cut it up, because it will be messy and smells really bad"
**blows up the whale, spreading mess and stink over probably a good square mile**
Bravo to whoever came up with that idea.
It's what I call the "Leaf Blower Principle." We blow our leaves and grass clippings out into the street or into our neighbor's yard, then they're no longer our problem.
This NEVER gets old. Still funny.
There is nothing like a remastered whale explosion.
Is it bad that I wanted a remastered version only considering that I personally thought the original footage was too pixelated
@@Dizzydawne It can't be bad. MJ was bad.
It's right up there with the remastered nuclear bomb test films in its historical importance.
i honestly thought it was a Monty python skit
In your defense.... wasn't it?
Mr. Henry Beddoes of 12 Wolverston Rd, Suffolk, is trying not to be seen...
-It's a dead whale!
-No, it's not!
Same TV era.
'E's probably pining for the seals...
I hope this guy got an award for his journalism lol, his commentary was exceptional, the video wouldn't have been as great, if it wasn't for him.
I was thinking the same thing!!
Old school journalists still had integrity and professionalism for their job.
surely the whale deserves an honorable mention
I’m a native Oregonian, so I can say that while I don’t know if Linman won any awards or not, the guy was a longtime fixture in local news and well respected throughout.
@@carpii funny reply
Makes me think of the episode from WKRP in Cincinnati’s Thanksgiving special. Too funny!!! “As God as my witness, I thought turkeys could fly.” 🤣🤣🤣
Am I the only one who thought the whale was going to spontaneously explode on its own?
Me too.
The whale was not a team player
Me too lol
Yes, I thought it would blow up because of gas from decomposition or something like that. I knew this story but never watched this video.
I did. But I wacthed anyway when they talked about dynamite.
“THE BLAST BLEW BLUBBER BEYOND ALL BELIEVABLE BOUNDS”. You just don’t get reporting like that anymore.
Its poetry.
Don't sleep on my man Carl Azuz😤🙏
Sad but true :)
Sextuple alliteration, baby!
@@gracescherer8162 holy shit it’s been 6 years since i heard of Azuz
best part was "no respectable seagull would attempt to tackle it otherwise"
I was just about to say this ! Why is no one addressing this ?!
Best news reporting ever. 👍🏽🇺🇸
The seagulls are just probably standing there thinking _"damn, humans are weird"_
This is why they are in a panic to get there before the humans arrive
Or they we’re vaporized considering they probably we’re behind the damn thing!
Nah, they are just enjoying the free food
The seagulls are probably like eww are the humans really gonna eat that?
Yah yah yah think so hahahaha
Something tells me that “dynamite“ was this guys answer to everything.
"Mary-Beth, the boy misbehaved again"
Overflowing orphanage? Don't call this guy.
“John, I want a divorce!”
“Well Beth, how about instead of a divorce I give you some nice dynamite”
*Lights Match
Kaboom? Yes Rico, Kaboom.
I’d hate to see what would happen if his wife cheated on him
"We are very sorry, but we don't cover damage by falling whale debris."
😂
What was sad it was a brand new 1970 Oldsmobile 98. I would hate to be the insurance adjuster on that one😄😄😄!!
More like act of stupidity isn't covered 🤣
Actually, Farmers covered that one.
He can always sue the government
The guy whose car was destroyed was a WWII vet with explosives knowledge who told Thornton he was an idiot.
Well that what he gets for trying to kill the fun!
Seagull: "Looks like the humans will cut up the whale for us."
*EXPLOSION*
Seagull: "That's it. I'm out."
You made me laugh out loud -
thanks
I heard that "EXPLOSION" in megumins voice lol
@@calantheshaman imagine just hearing a muffled voice that sounds like it comes from the whale just says that before the whale explodes
🤣🤣🤣
probably killed all the seagulls with explosion
"It couldn't be cut up…because nobody wanted to cut it up." LMFAO
No shit Sherlock
Thats what i laughed at lol pay some flunkies to do it. Lol
They just want to play with dynamite instead LOL.
LMAO
I miss d style reportage
RIGHT that made me howl
The fact that this has an anniversary is just icing on the proverbial cake.
ᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠᅠ
Boom
Doesn't every event have an anniversary?
Dude. "The 50th anniversary of an exploding whale" is some different shit.
Like its almost a holiday. But instead of trees and presents it's bombs and whales is all I'm saying.
Classic, old-fashioned reporting! No preaching, no global warming, no hand-wringing. Even when it went sideways, the reporter kept his light-hearted humor!
No global warming?
“We can’t cut it up because no one wants to cut it up” sounds like several people wanted to blow it up though!
Can't blame them
It was more like they had already decided to blow it up and they never asked anybody to cut it.
Well If they did cut it coukd have exploaded on the person doing it from all the gasses stored in it's system and would disgusting as well as dangerous
Explosions are way more cooler...said the guy before the piece of meat fell on his car
"We uh don't know how much explosive it'll take to disintegrate this thing"
"Where the blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds."
That guy was SO proud of that alliteration, I just know it.
Aliteration?
@@killian9314 two or more words starting with the same letter, used together to emphasise the sound.
@@killian9314 never did GCSE english
As he should be
Yes! That's a line worth a pay raise!
Insurance company : So let me get this straight, a big chunk of whale meat landed on your car and wrecked it.
Me : .... yeh
Yep, we’ve seen it! We are Farmers, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom, bom!
Such a shit comment haha
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 🍃🍃🍃🐋🐋
We cover it because we've seen it.
"Sorry, your insurance policy does not cover that sort of claim, Mr Jones."
This is hilarious EVERY TIME it come up again… thanks TH-cam!
The blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds😂😂
"The blast blasted blubber beyond all beleviable bounds" He should have got a promotion for that one.
Timestamp is 1:41
Everyone on the scene should get a promotion for wanton risk to human life.
Lol for sure. This reporter had like 3 or 4 great quotes
Sounds like one of the intros on Letterkenny.
@Mickey Merzon what's what?
Did the whale explode and died?
The comedic tone but yet honest and factual level of journalistic prowess this man displayed here is really worthy of an award. What a legend, this guy!
....a wordsmith, very few left in "journalism" today.
yep that was 70s news broadcasts for u, u might have been to young to know this but the 70s had the best anchor people in tv news.
@@Ana20arA so young in fact that neither I nor my mother existed
@@BenDover-rt9wt and i am so old i remember the 30s vividly. thank u youtube
It was spectacular. It should be the benchmark for all reporters. Just Awesome.
But also credit to the whale. He did his parts......
The only day when it didn't rain cats and dogs...
Just whale
Yooooo shid's here lesgoooo
🤣🤣🤣
Shiiiid it’s the shidbot
😂😂😂
I'm so glad this was filmd
This legitimately seems like something from the Onion News Network. The fact that it is real is absolutely hysterical. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time.
Definitely seemed like it was upload led by onion news channel because of its absurdity
I've been watching this clip for years, and every time I show it to someone for the first time, I cry tears laughing so hard.
50 years ago the “Blowit up rull good” strategy was popular
@Leandro Aude it’s completely real 😆😖
Thats just a wale, today it's normal watching peoples died or gore videos in the internet, is nothing spechial anymore
"the Blast Blasted Blubber Beyond all Believable Bounds." Gotta love the writers for this.
Bababooey to ya'll!
Shakespearean af
After the blast people were subsequently killed from blubber chunks
The only bars with more alliteration are from Alphabet Aerobics
Sounds like The Huntley/Brinkley Report
I’m no engineer but I could’ve told you this was a terrible idea.
But it was definitely the most fun idea
@@Magibatproductions this guy gets it
The head engineer is no engineer either
@@Magibatproductions I'll drink to that
Where are the animal's rights defenders?? I'm a bit scared cuz I didn't see anyone claiming it was a crime by exploding that whale. And I expected this video to have more dislikes than likes lol
Such better and simpler times.
👁️
"Fortunately no human was hit as badly as the car, however everyone on the scene was covered with small particles of dead whale."
What a report
Not something you hear everyday, is it?
I think, when they said "hit badly as the car," they were referring to the scenario that no human was crushed as much as the car. Jk
I would've been the only black guy out there standing under an umbrella. Lol.
For sure
@@yishaithegift9953 haha good one
"where the blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds" is a legendary sentence.
Amen
Best alliteration ever 🤟🏾
I caught that too. That statement could be killer lyrics for a rap song, or a death metal song, and definitely a blues song.
1:44
Bawhahaha! I wonder how much brain storming it took to come up with that line!! 🤣
Back when news crews were dropping bombshell jokes and actually cared about their jobs
you're asking for Ron Burgundy
"The blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds." lmao
They can’t these days b/c people get too offended by everything.
The news isn’t news anymore, each network has their own reality TV series they call “News”, and you can’t believe any of it.
@@chincemagnet I get the feeling your version of "newsworthy" sources are in the vein of OAN, Breitbart, Rush Limbaugh, The Blaze, Alex Jones, The Daily Wire. Am I warm?
I actually thought this was for a video game at first... Now I'm thinking omg is this legit. It's nuts... Blowing up a whale and the commentary being so on point. Crazy!!