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		<title>By: Barry</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/246#comment-13689</link>
		<dc:creator>Barry</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:42:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>wos it nuts? wos it rob, wos it?</description>
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		<title>By: jj</title>
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		<dc:creator>jj</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Feb 2006 10:41:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i fink it wouldnt ave lived anyway so it shud ave been humanly killed, shot or something!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i fink it wouldnt ave lived anyway so it shud ave been humanly killed, shot or something!</p>
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		<title>By: Sunny</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/246#comment-10908</link>
		<dc:creator>Sunny</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2006 17:03:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Haha! That made me laugh Dave...</description>
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		<title>By: Dave Rugby</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/246#comment-10901</link>
		<dc:creator>Dave Rugby</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2006 16:42:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Why was the whale in London?

It was trying to find the whale-way Station!</description>
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<p>It was trying to find the whale-way Station!</p>
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		<title>By: hello</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/246#comment-10413</link>
		<dc:creator>hello</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2006 15:37:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>how did they get the whale onto a barge?
I want to see a graph on how they did it</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>how did they get the whale onto a barge?<br />
I want to see a graph on how they did it</p>
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		<title>By: NorahJones</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/246#comment-9935</link>
		<dc:creator>NorahJones</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 22:14:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hehehe Jay.  Really too much time on your hands.
;-)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hehehe Jay.  Really too much time on your hands.<br />
 <img src='http://www.pickledpolitics.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_wink.gif' alt=';-)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: El Cid</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/246#comment-9921</link>
		<dc:creator>El Cid</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 16:36:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>You&#039;re not alone.
Today is supposed  to be the most depressing day of the year. Still, that&#039;s no reason to be knocking back the gin Jay.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;re not alone.<br />
Today is supposed  to be the most depressing day of the year. Still, that&#8217;s no reason to be knocking back the gin Jay.</p>
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		<title>By: Kay</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:30:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jay, I didn&#039;t find that amusing although I must credit you on your poetic skills.
Kudos x

I&#039;m highly bored too, work is jus too tedious!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jay, I didn&#8217;t find that amusing although I must credit you on your poetic skills.<br />
Kudos x</p>
<p>I&#8217;m highly bored too, work is jus too tedious!</p>
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		<title>By: Col. Mustafa</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/246#comment-9910</link>
		<dc:creator>Col. Mustafa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The whale was only here to show us the way.
He sacrificed himself in our disgusting, overpolluted city to show us we need not stay here anymore.
He came here, so we go there.

He didn&#039;t last long indicating that creatures of God are not suited for HELLLLL.

It was a SIGNNNNNNN; FOR US TO BREAK FREEEEEE.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The whale was only here to show us the way.<br />
He sacrificed himself in our disgusting, overpolluted city to show us we need not stay here anymore.<br />
He came here, so we go there.</p>
<p>He didn&#8217;t last long indicating that creatures of God are not suited for HELLLLL.</p>
<p>It was a SIGNNNNNNN; FOR US TO BREAK FREEEEEE.</p>
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		<title>By: Jay Singh</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/246#comment-9906</link>
		<dc:creator>Jay Singh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Yeah - I am really bored at work today.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah &#8211; I am really bored at work today.</p>
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		<title>By: Jay Singh</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/246#comment-9905</link>
		<dc:creator>Jay Singh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 15:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It was like, if only the suicide-bombers had seen that whale, they would have changed their minds. And if only he could have survived a while longer, there would be no homophobia or violence against women either. He died for us. He died for London. He was an angel sent down to save us. 

I fhe has stayed alive just a few more days, people would have been dancing along the side of the Thames with daisy chains in their hair holding hands - Jews from Golders Green with Arabs from Bayswater, BNP from Bermondsey with African-Caribbeans from Brixton, Sikhs from Southall with Pakistanis from Ilford, it would have been so beautiful, oh the whale he came to make us see the love!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It was like, if only the suicide-bombers had seen that whale, they would have changed their minds. And if only he could have survived a while longer, there would be no homophobia or violence against women either. He died for us. He died for London. He was an angel sent down to save us. </p>
<p>I fhe has stayed alive just a few more days, people would have been dancing along the side of the Thames with daisy chains in their hair holding hands &#8211; Jews from Golders Green with Arabs from Bayswater, BNP from Bermondsey with African-Caribbeans from Brixton, Sikhs from Southall with Pakistanis from Ilford, it would have been so beautiful, oh the whale he came to make us see the love!</p>
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		<title>By: Siddharth</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/246#comment-9903</link>
		<dc:creator>Siddharth</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:55:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>God, thats beautiful Jay Singh.
You&#039;re trully sensitive to London&#039;s loss. We had the whale but now its gone. London will never be the same again.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>God, thats beautiful Jay Singh.<br />
You&#8217;re trully sensitive to London&#8217;s loss. We had the whale but now its gone. London will never be the same again.</p>
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		<title>By: Jay Singh</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/246#comment-9900</link>
		<dc:creator>Jay Singh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:52:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It&#039;s like, all those people, seeing the whale, it was like, if the whale can come to London, it&#039;s like, why does there have to be racism, and stuff?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s like, all those people, seeing the whale, it was like, if the whale can come to London, it&#8217;s like, why does there have to be racism, and stuff?</p>
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		<title>By: Jay Singh</title>
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		<dc:creator>Jay Singh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:50:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Kay

Hey if a man can&#039;t tease and wind up his sister, what is the point of having a sister?

I have been inspired to write a poem about the whale.

+++++

Oh Whale!

(by Jay Singh)

You came, you saw, you died.
We ran, we tried, we cried.

London was evil and cruel until you came.
A horrible city full of love and pain.
Suicide bombers and muggings, late trains.
The whole of London was crazy, insane.

But then you swam up the River Thames,
Made us so excited we almost got the bends.
Even the most fashinable people saw new trends,
When the whale came we all said &#039;Whale please forgive us our sins&#039;

Now you are gone and we are alone.
London is no more a very nice home.
Whale you made us love each other.
You are the greatest thing, giving love like a mother.

How we will go one without you I dont know?
You blessed us with your happiness like winters snow.
When you were dying we all said &#039;No! Dont go!&#039;
But your soul departed and now we cry in slow-mo.

We can make it better, a better world, you never know!
Even when you are being eaten as meat in Tokyo,
We will never forget you for visiting us, oh no,
We love you forever, it is a heavy blow.

But you inspired us all from London to Devon
And now you rest in peace with dolphin angels
In Whale Heaven.

+++++

&lt;i&gt;Dedicated to the whale who died - he changed our lives, London will never be the same again.&lt;/i&gt;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kay</p>
<p>Hey if a man can&#8217;t tease and wind up his sister, what is the point of having a sister?</p>
<p>I have been inspired to write a poem about the whale.</p>
<p>+++++</p>
<p>Oh Whale!</p>
<p>(by Jay Singh)</p>
<p>You came, you saw, you died.<br />
We ran, we tried, we cried.</p>
<p>London was evil and cruel until you came.<br />
A horrible city full of love and pain.<br />
Suicide bombers and muggings, late trains.<br />
The whole of London was crazy, insane.</p>
<p>But then you swam up the River Thames,<br />
Made us so excited we almost got the bends.<br />
Even the most fashinable people saw new trends,<br />
When the whale came we all said &#8216;Whale please forgive us our sins&#8217;</p>
<p>Now you are gone and we are alone.<br />
London is no more a very nice home.<br />
Whale you made us love each other.<br />
You are the greatest thing, giving love like a mother.</p>
<p>How we will go one without you I dont know?<br />
You blessed us with your happiness like winters snow.<br />
When you were dying we all said &#8216;No! Dont go!&#8217;<br />
But your soul departed and now we cry in slow-mo.</p>
<p>We can make it better, a better world, you never know!<br />
Even when you are being eaten as meat in Tokyo,<br />
We will never forget you for visiting us, oh no,<br />
We love you forever, it is a heavy blow.</p>
<p>But you inspired us all from London to Devon<br />
And now you rest in peace with dolphin angels<br />
In Whale Heaven.</p>
<p>+++++</p>
<p><i>Dedicated to the whale who died &#8211; he changed our lives, London will never be the same again.</i></p>
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		<title>By: Kay</title>
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		<dc:creator>Kay</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:37:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Jay, thats sooo inconsiderate of you, your poor sister.

Matey, i think it&#039;s us females we tend to get emotional.
Whales are intelligent, but that lil&#039; got lost!
So what is if the cutie-whale wasn&#039;t not the most geographical acknowledgable whale. 
RIP whale.
x</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Jay, thats sooo inconsiderate of you, your poor sister.</p>
<p>Matey, i think it&#8217;s us females we tend to get emotional.<br />
Whales are intelligent, but that lil&#8217; got lost!<br />
So what is if the cutie-whale wasn&#8217;t not the most geographical acknowledgable whale.<br />
RIP whale.<br />
x</p>
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		<title>By: Col. Mustafa</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/246#comment-9894</link>
		<dc:creator>Col. Mustafa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:36:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>What we really want is more whales and pomegranites.</description>
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		<title>By: Col. Mustafa</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/246#comment-9893</link>
		<dc:creator>Col. Mustafa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:34:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>loooooool.

I wanted to do that.

Londoners get turned on by anything.
We got such boring ass miserable lives that a freaking whale brings london together.

Maybe what londoners are trying to say is that WE HATE OUR LIVESSSSSSS; HELP USSSSSS.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>loooooool.</p>
<p>I wanted to do that.</p>
<p>Londoners get turned on by anything.<br />
We got such boring ass miserable lives that a freaking whale brings london together.</p>
<p>Maybe what londoners are trying to say is that WE HATE OUR LIVESSSSSSS; HELP USSSSSS.</p>
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		<title>By: Jay Singh</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/246#comment-9891</link>
		<dc:creator>Jay Singh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:30:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hoory Hooray!

There was a whale in London 

*skips around*

We are saved we are saved!

 *hands flowers to everyone*

We are Londoners but the whale came to save us and now there&#039;s unity and love everywhere!

*makes daisy chains* 

The whale taught us to love each other hooray!</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hoory Hooray!</p>
<p>There was a whale in London </p>
<p>*skips around*</p>
<p>We are saved we are saved!</p>
<p> *hands flowers to everyone*</p>
<p>We are Londoners but the whale came to save us and now there&#8217;s unity and love everywhere!</p>
<p>*makes daisy chains* </p>
<p>The whale taught us to love each other hooray!</p>
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		<title>By: Jay Singh</title>
		<link>http://www.pickledpolitics.com/archives/246#comment-9890</link>
		<dc:creator>Jay Singh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:29:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I asked my sister why she cried when the whale died and she said because its a whale. I said so what? She said &#039;whales are intelligent&#039;. I said Intelligent, what did you want to do, have a conversation with him? 

She said I was insensitive and heartless and I said, at least I&#039;m not a beached whale - cant have been very intelligent if he gets lost up the Thames.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I asked my sister why she cried when the whale died and she said because its a whale. I said so what? She said &#8216;whales are intelligent&#8217;. I said Intelligent, what did you want to do, have a conversation with him? </p>
<p>She said I was insensitive and heartless and I said, at least I&#8217;m not a beached whale &#8211; cant have been very intelligent if he gets lost up the Thames.</p>
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		<title>By: Col. Mustafa</title>
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		<dc:creator>Col. Mustafa</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2006 14:07:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Who remembers this this old british film about a whale that wants revenge.

Bunch of fisherman on a boat in the ocean, fishing for fish im assuming.
2 whales show up; they weren&#039;t bothering the fisherman they were just swimming around.
One fisherman then due whatever reason (money) shot a harpoon at the whale and injured it.
And then tried to reel it in with the equipment they had which didn&#039;t quite work.
In the mean time the other whale attacked thier boat, so the fisherman decided maybe time to go.

The injured whale stuck its head out before they left and caught a glimpse of his attacker and made a mental note of it for the future.


1 yr later the evil fisherman is at some docks somewhere in a country.
Hes minding his own business with his children when they see 2 whales show up in the waters.
Most strange for those parts of water near the docks but it was the injured whale after several months of gruelling physical training.
He came and swallowed the evil man, revenge had been fulfilled.

Maybe the whale in question was coming to look for revenge.
 

Now the other whales like crying at this point</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Who remembers this this old british film about a whale that wants revenge.</p>
<p>Bunch of fisherman on a boat in the ocean, fishing for fish im assuming.<br />
2 whales show up; they weren&#8217;t bothering the fisherman they were just swimming around.<br />
One fisherman then due whatever reason (money) shot a harpoon at the whale and injured it.<br />
And then tried to reel it in with the equipment they had which didn&#8217;t quite work.<br />
In the mean time the other whale attacked thier boat, so the fisherman decided maybe time to go.</p>
<p>The injured whale stuck its head out before they left and caught a glimpse of his attacker and made a mental note of it for the future.</p>
<p>1 yr later the evil fisherman is at some docks somewhere in a country.<br />
Hes minding his own business with his children when they see 2 whales show up in the waters.<br />
Most strange for those parts of water near the docks but it was the injured whale after several months of gruelling physical training.<br />
He came and swallowed the evil man, revenge had been fulfilled.</p>
<p>Maybe the whale in question was coming to look for revenge.</p>
<p>Now the other whales like crying at this point</p>
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