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From: dan...@panix.com (danny burstein)
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Subject: happy anniv to the famous whale of Florence, Oregon
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2023 00:22:04 +0000
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by: danny burstein - Mon, 13 Nov 2023 00:22 UTC

for anyone still here...

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From: chrisp...@me.com (Chris Schram)
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Subject: Re: happy anniv to the famous whale of Florence, Oregon
Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2023 10:52:26 -0000 (UTC)
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by: Chris Schram - Mon, 13 Nov 2023 10:52 UTC

On 2023-11-13, danny burstein <dannyb@panix.com> wrote:
> for anyone still here...
>
> https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/a34658153/exploding-whale-dynamite-video/

Paul Linnman, the on-camera reporter, wrote a book published in 2003,
about his career including behind-the-scenes glimpses about the whale
story:

"The Exploding Whale: And Other Remarkable Stories from the Evening News"

Elsewhere in the book Linnman relates the story of the "Pull-Tab King"
of Coos Bay as straight news, with nary trace of debunking.

So in his book Linnman sets the record straight that the exploding whale
story was for real, but then turns around and propagates a different
urban legend.

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interests / alt.folklore.urban / Re: happy anniv to the famous whale of Florence, Oregon

Subject	Author
happy anniv to the famous whale of Florence, Oregon	danny burstein
Re: happy anniv to the famous whale of Florence, Oregon	Chris Schram