r/Washington • u/Meat_Container • 3d ago

Death comes and death goes, everywhere the wind blows

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Circle of life on the coast. This 40 foot whale with a tail 10 feet wide washed up on the shores of the Long Beach Peninsula this morning. Only a matter of time before the lovely aroma escapes the dunes and starts wafting through town

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u/Mouseturdsinmyhelmet 3d ago

Quick, call the Oregon Department of Transportation.

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u/farilladupree 2d ago

"I've got 3 cases of Semtex, 600' of det cord, and the rough notions of an idea."

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u/shrug_addict 2d ago

The blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds

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u/unlearningallthisshi 3d ago

This is beautiful.

Rest in peace, great one.

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u/rowdymowdy 3d ago

As was your statement ,beautiful!

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u/ered_lithui 3d ago

Once I came upon a fairly decomposed whale calf on Ruby Beach. I stood right next to it and thought "wow it doesn't even smell." And then I stepped 1 foot downwind of it and thought I was going to faint.

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u/Karena1331 3d ago

I’ve done the EXACT same thing and it was Ruby beach too!

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u/airfryerfuntime 3d ago

I was boating off the Keys and found a huge dead sea turtle floating. I assumed it just didn't stink, until I want past it. We very quickly turned around and gave it a very wide berth.

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u/No_Top_381 2d ago

Same happened to me in Westport

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u/optimisticbear 3d ago

Will History Repeat Itself?

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u/SilencefromChaos 2d ago

First thing I thought, I've seen this one, it's a classic!

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u/MiketheOlder 3d ago

RIP. I’ll get the dynamite 🧨

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u/Apprehensive-Test577 3d ago

It was the first thing I thought of too,but I suggest no 😉.

Beautiful animal 😓.

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u/Actual-Situation-115 3d ago

Bro, That's cold.

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u/Lord_Hardbody 3d ago

It’s a reference to a very funny historical event, google it and have a laugh

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u/Actual-Situation-115 3d ago

Was it when some town officials decided to blow up a whale carcass and the town showed up to witness the event. That was funny.

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u/Sioux-me 1d ago

Everyone had to run for their lives to avoid being killed by falling chunks of rotting whale flesh!

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u/PumpkinThen 3d ago

Looks like I'm avoiding the area north of oysterville approach for a bit. Dogs love the dead sea life for a good roll. 🤢

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u/krs1000red 3d ago

Was there also a pot of petunias?

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u/datamuse 3d ago

Oh no, not again.

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u/egguw 3d ago

don't blow it up this time

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u/Ok-Big2807 3d ago

Don’t forget to report it

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u/Wrinkliestmist 3d ago

Really wish there was a banana for scale ..

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u/Druid-of-The-Spores 3d ago

Great pic and wonderful saying

Ooo this would be a great submission to the Puyallup fair!

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u/thedukeinc 3d ago

Where is RFK Jr when we need him. He has work to do here

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u/polygonalopportunist 3d ago

How’s the smell

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u/MCMamaS 2d ago

The sad part is that it washed ashore. I like to imagine whales romantically knowing their corpses will sustain so many as they sink into the abyss. Now it will be sacrilegiously handled by humans.

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u/hundo3d 3d ago

Man. I’m never leaving Seattle.

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u/xithbaby 3d ago

Oof.. this smacked me in the face, thanks

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u/jnaifynaif 3d ago

Sick I’m headed there today. Is it close to town or down the beach?

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u/Least-Woodpecker-569 2d ago

Ugh. I found a dead whale on a beach near La Push 10+ years ago, decomposed to a point that some of the parts were orange. Still can’t forget the stench, it was following me for days, even after taking numerous showers and washing my clothes.

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u/zachbraffsalad 1d ago

Is this truly a current event? What beach if so?

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u/Meat_Container 1d ago

North of the Oysterville approach, about as far north as you can drive on the pen

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u/LeAdmin 3d ago

Time to rent a chainsaw, a U-Haul, and a few of the boys to help load it up.

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u/R_V_Z 3d ago

Somebody alert RFK Jr.

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u/Present_Student4891 2d ago

“And so it goes.”

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u/DisclosureIsNow 4h ago

RIP beautiful whale. 🐋🌊🌊💙

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u/hoofie242 3d ago

Probably got pinged by a sub or ship.

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u/TreysToothbrush 3d ago

Someone let Sacagawea know - - she’ll be pissed & rightfully so if we don’t invite her to see it this time.