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mahatmakanejeeves

(57,621 posts) Sat Feb 16, 2019, 09:00 PM Feb 2019

"Flipper's not here, man."

In several thousand years dolphins will evolve to the point where a couple of dolphins will release a series of comedy albums and movies about their love of pufferfish.

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"Flipper's not here, man." (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2019 OP

douglas adams was all over this. Kurt V. Feb 2019 #1

They're doing it on porpoise! Blue Owl Feb 2019 #2

Ouch! LOL. n/t charlyvi Feb 2019 #15

Oh my. Lucky Luciano Feb 2019 #16

Hey man,... magicarpet Feb 2019 #3

What happened to the rest of the abalone? CTAtheist Feb 2019 #4

PETA losing their shit in 5... 4... 3... DRoseDARs Feb 2019 #5

soon to be known as musette_sf Feb 2019 #6

Don't bogart that "puffer" my friend....pass it over to me... Ferrets are Cool Feb 2019 #7

That is, if we haven't polluted the oceans to the point there is no life there at all. nt Ferrets are Cool Feb 2019 #8

Because you can't drink Scotch or smoke dope underwater. KY_EnviroGuy Feb 2019 #9

Just got it. FailureToCommunicate Feb 2019 #10

Considering the state of the planet, I don't think technology is any sign that we are more evolved. rwsanders Feb 2019 #11

I think part if it is less choices, too. Gore1FL Feb 2019 #13

I don't think that would be enough. They'd also have to develop greed. rwsanders Feb 2019 #17

Swimming while intoxicated. SWI Capt. America Feb 2019 #12

dude it's flipper! let me in! barbtries Feb 2019 #14

Oh, hey man, tell 'em to bring their own water pipe man... modrepub Feb 2019 #18

Kurt V.

(5,624 posts)

1. douglas adams was all over this.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 09:07 PM

Feb 2019

Blue Owl

(50,507 posts)

2. They're doing it on porpoise!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 09:09 PM

Feb 2019

n/t

charlyvi

(6,537 posts)

15. Ouch! LOL. n/t

Reply to Blue Owl (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 17, 2019, 12:03 AM

Feb 2019

Lucky Luciano

(11,260 posts)

16. Oh my.

Reply to Blue Owl (Reply #2)

Sun Feb 17, 2019, 12:06 AM

Feb 2019

Not sure if I should or

magicarpet

(14,175 posts)

3. Hey man,...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 09:40 PM

Feb 2019

... a dolphin has gotta get high too.

CTAtheist

(88 posts)

4. What happened to the rest of the abalone?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 10:12 PM

Feb 2019

"I ate it."

DRoseDARs

(6,810 posts)

5. PETA losing their shit in 5... 4... 3...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 10:13 PM

Feb 2019

eom

musette_sf

(10,206 posts)

6. soon to be known as

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 10:21 PM

Feb 2019

Dutchiefish

Ferrets are Cool

(21,110 posts)

7. Don't bogart that "puffer" my friend....pass it over to me...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 10:25 PM

Feb 2019

With apologies to Little Feat.

Ferrets are Cool

(21,110 posts)

8. That is, if we haven't polluted the oceans to the point there is no life there at all. nt

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 10:26 PM

Feb 2019

KY_EnviroGuy

(14,494 posts)

9. Because you can't drink Scotch or smoke dope underwater.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 10:30 PM

Feb 2019

......... ..........

Cool post. Thanks, Mahatmakanejeeves.......

FailureToCommunicate

(14,022 posts)

10. Just got it.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 11:06 PM

Feb 2019

Flipper! Open the door, man, it's me!

rwsanders

(2,606 posts)

11. Considering the state of the planet, I don't think technology is any sign that we are more evolved.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 11:08 PM

Feb 2019

Maybe they've learned to be content with life as they live it.

Gore1FL

(21,152 posts)

13. I think part if it is less choices, too.

Reply to rwsanders (Reply #11)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 11:21 PM

Feb 2019

I submit that if dolphins had opposing thumbs, they would have developed the technology to pollute the oceans, themselves.

rwsanders

(2,606 posts)

17. I don't think that would be enough. They'd also have to develop greed.

Reply to Gore1FL (Reply #13)

Sun Feb 17, 2019, 01:30 AM

Feb 2019

Capt. America

(2,478 posts)

12. Swimming while intoxicated. SWI

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 11:20 PM

Feb 2019

barbtries

(28,811 posts)

14. dude it's flipper! let me in!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sat Feb 16, 2019, 11:28 PM

Feb 2019

are we showing our age? i think i was 16 when that album came out.

modrepub

(3,503 posts)

18. Oh, hey man, tell 'em to bring their own water pipe man...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Sun Feb 17, 2019, 09:21 AM

Feb 2019

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