"It’s just so shocking... It’s an animal that has another animal stuck up its nose" (WaPo).
“They’re really quite long eels, and their diameter is probably close to what it would be for a nasal passage.... I struggle to think of an eel really wanting to force its way into a nose... It almost does feel like one of those teenage trends that happen... One juvenile seal did this very stupid thing and now the others are trying to mimic it.... We’re hoping it’s just one of these flukes that will disappear and never be seen again”...I like the use of the word "fluke" — another fish.
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Fluke is also a part of a whales tale, usually seen just as the whale begins a dive in which it disappears under the waves for awhile.
Everybody knows that snorting eels is just a gateway drug.
Maybe the seals know that they're supposed to be extinct and are trying to commit suicide....
A fluke is also a type of worm.
It's stultifying.
"Make better choices..."
"That's an odd thing to get tattooed on your neck."
"Fluke is also a part of a whales tale"
Like Moby Dick?
It'd be embarrassing if you came up with a short eel.
It’s an animal that has another animal stuck up its nose
Richard Gere's gerbil could not be reached for comment.
There go those ‘scientists’ again- preaching what’s best for everyone.
Wasn't that an old Cheech & Chong routine?
"Everything up his nose."
I'd link it but it's pretty anti-Semitic.
Maybe it tickles. Maybe the seal's got an itch way up there and this feels really good.
I assume they have an idea of what they're talking about when they blame the seal, but seals don't have hands or fingers. I'm having a hard time picturing how this happens.
Pretty hard to pick your own nose with flippers. So, ...
Looks like the seals snarfed them like you used to do with milk up your nose.
I'm with Tim. I don't understand how the seal is the instigator.
It almost does feel like one of those teenage trends that happen...
IOW, it's really not at all like those teenage trends that happen.
A NOAA site (I won't bother with WaPo nonsense like the 'teenage' crap) said this happens every once in a while, they pull the eel out and it's dead and the seal is fine.
I'm with Tim. I don't understand how the seal is the instigator.
Fake news. Duh. It's always as fake as they can get away with, about everything, not just politics, because their real job is to sell advertising space.
I'm surprised the WAPO article didn't blame Trump for overturning Obama era regulations designed to protect federal waterways which include the nasal passages of marine mammals.
Eels; worse than straws!
They both look happy. Did they get the photo of the seal eating the eel?
Won't Mrs. Seal pull it out, or are they promiscuous?
My first thought: I can't believe there are seals with AZ senators up their noses.
Oh, that was 'fluke' not 'flake.'
I found this over at Wikipedia (sort of):
The health risks of vaping eel-cigarettes are uncertain.[9][4][10] They are likely safer than vaping Tobacco Basslet
(Serranus tabacarius) but their long-term health effects are not known.[16][17][18][19][20] They may help some snorkelers quit.[7][21] When used by non-snorkelers, eel-cigarettes can lead to addiction, and there is concern that seal pups could start snorkeling after using eel-cigarettes.[22][11] So far, no serious adverse effects have been reported in trials.[7] Less serious adverse effects include throat and mouth irritation, vomiting, nausea, and coughing.[23]
heh, tail...
I know it is my responsibility to check spelling before I send. Still, I am amazed that so many people think AI is great, yet Android/Google keeps changing words to guess my sentence meaning and gets it wrong.
Also whale's
Perhaps the guy that admitted to premeditated murder wrote his confession to prevent auto-correct from altering his confession?
From The Tin Drum, how to fish for eels using a horse's head. Those darn Kashubians!
That is no eel- it is a large Starbucks straw, surely!
I didn't read the article, but did they tie increasing eel-snorting to global warming?
"We’re hoping it’s just one of these flukes that will disappear and never be seen again..."
Like Sandra Fluke?
Looks like I picked the wrong week to stop sniffing eels
They missed an opportunity to blame climate change.
I'm thinking this has to be some kind of symbiotic relationship.
some kind of symbiotic relationship
Goa'uld? The eel may be welcome to scavenge for parasites and other alien organisms.
Or to just eat mucus. Anyway, there are at least 1000 of examples of symbiotic relationships between species and kingdoms. I won't bore you with that, you can look them up if you want. If Allyson Chiu and WaPo are this ignorant about established science, I'd hate to read what they would have to say about something like AGW.
A NOAA site (I won't bother with WaPo nonsense like the 'teenage' crap) said this happens every once in a while, they pull the eel out and it's dead and the seal is fine.
What makes you think that the seal can't expel, or ingest, said eel, anytime it likes? Has even one seal been found ill or dead from, or even with a sad expression caused by, eel-snorting? They can probably do tricks with them.
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