lundi, mars 27, 2006

Brainwashed

So here's a story BOTH my parents emailed to me (I'm proud of you, Dad!)

If you read the front page story of the SF Chronicle on Thursday, Dec
14, 2005, you would have read about a female humpback whale who had
become entangled in a spider web of crab traps and lines. She was
weighted down by hundreds of pounds of traps that caused her to struggle
to stay afloat. She also had hundreds of yards of line rope wrapped
around her body-her tail, her torso, a line tugging in her mouth. A
fisherman spotted her just east of the Farralone Islands (outside the
Golden Gate) and radioed an environmental group for help. Within a few
hours, the rescue team arrived and determined that she was so bad off,
the only way to save her was to dive in and untangle her-a very
dangerous proposition. One slap of the tail could kill a rescuer.

They worked for hours with curved knives and eventually freed her. When
she was free, the divers say she swam in what seemed like joyous
circles. She then came back to each and every diver, one at a time, and
nudged them, pushed them gently around-she thanked them. Some said it
was the most incredibly beautiful experience of their lives. The guy
who cut the ropeout of her mouth says her eye was following him the whole time, and he
will never be the same.

  May you, and all those you love, be so blessed and fortunate----to be
  surrounded by people who will help you get untangled from the things
  that are binding you.

  And, may you always know the joy of giving and receiving gratitude.

  I pass this on to you, my friend, in the same spirit

Dude, what the hell?!?!?
Oh, I get it.  They're new to the internet.  This was a novel and touching experience for them.  Soon they'll be sending me emails about cancer victims wanting to live through chain letters and microsoft willing to pay 1000 bucks to anyone who forwards the message.   Look, internet, stop sending my folks messages; they're easy marks and don't yet have liberal use of their "delete" finger.   The whale nudged each diver.  I call bullshit, mom.
[note: my parents don't read this blog, don't tell them I swear]

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