Gilbert the Bournemouth Whale Is A Washed Up Has Been
THE whale of Bournemouth is dead. Gilbert is no more doing wonders for the area’s tourism. The playful northern bottlenose was to be the region’s symbol, her little face on cards, sticks of rock and brochures.
Call the pall bearers. Blow away the pall of whale air that hangs over the beaches.
Gilbert: a life in headlines:
Gilbert the whale ‘looking good’ – BBC, September 17
Gilbert the whale dead on beach – BBC, September 22
Posted: 22nd, September 2009 | In: Gallery, Strange But True Comments (3) | Follow the Comments on our RSS feed: RSS 2.0 | TrackBack | Permalink
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September 22nd, 2009 at 4:07 pm
Whale meet again, don’t know where don’t know when
But I’m sure whale meet again some happy day
Round the Horn - circa 1966
September 22nd, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Now here’s how you get rid of a pesky whale
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Vmnq5dBF7Y
September 22nd, 2009 at 3:13 pm
Stop it Anorka. You’ll have us all blubbering
He certainly had guts , the big fella