Jesse, I think you'll want this link for the Tumblr: [link]
In which a bottlenose dolphin approaches some commercial divers for help, because its pectoral fin is entangled in fishing line.
Cordelia: I get it now. You're all spies. Probably all Russian. And you've brainwashed me, and want me to believe we're friends so I'll spill the beans about some nano-technology thingy that you want. Gunn: So I look Russian to you? Cordelia: Black Russian. Angel: That's a drink.
'Hell Bound'
Natter 71: Someone is wrong on the Internet
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Consuela - Jan 21, 2013 6:13:57 pm PST #8491 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Kate P. - Jan 21, 2013 6:31:02 pm PST #8492 of 30001
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love
I edited it back out.
Done! And now to bed, having just spent two hours going over this friend's resume & cover letter. She's applying for a position in my office; can you tell I really want her to come work with me?
Amy - Jan 21, 2013 6:35:16 pm PST #8493 of 30001
Because books.
In which a bottlenose dolphin approaches some commercial divers for help, because its pectoral fin is entangled in fishing line.
I don't get all the disclaimers. Why would anyone object to helping an injured animal?
Consuela - Jan 21, 2013 6:40:19 pm PST #8494 of 30001
We are Buffistas. This isn't our first apocalypse. -- Pix
Why would anyone object to helping an injured animal?
Because it's a violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act to interfere with a dolphin--might even be a felony. You need special permits to approach them, or even to stay where you are while they approach you. That diver took a big risk that NOAA Fisheries wouldn't come down all hard-ass on him.
Connie Neil - Jan 21, 2013 6:42:33 pm PST #8495 of 30001
brillig
Mankind acting like it has power over nature, which offends some people who apparently don't think that mankind has the right to act like it is just as much a part of nature as everything else?
Nature red in tooth and claw people, where it's tough luck, Flipper?
Hell, a sentient creature asks for help, another sentient creature should do their best to give aid.
(apparently I have issues)
edit: Or actual legal issues, which Consuela pointed out and I had no clue about, so spouted off.
Amy - Jan 21, 2013 6:45:21 pm PST #8496 of 30001
Because books.
But why would it be a felony? I guess I don't see how it can be a bad thing.
Steph L. - Jan 21, 2013 6:56:07 pm PST #8497 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Reading that it's a felony makes me picture Dolphin Court, which I'd really like to see. And picturing Dolphin Court also makes me suspect the Ambien has kicked in.
Vortex - Jan 21, 2013 7:00:54 pm PST #8498 of 30001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
Al Roker dropping the mic was HILARIOUS! I'm watching along, thinking "yes, vaguely amusing" and then BAM! MIC DROP! From AL. ROKER.
§ ita § - Jan 21, 2013 7:17:37 pm PST #8499 of 30001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I guess I don't see how it can be a bad thing
I'm guessing they're being all or nothing, and unless you have been previously cleared one way or another, your level of dolphin is nothing. That way they don't have to work out when it's a bad touch (and it's probably most often going to be that--I'd hope the spirit of the law works here, and not the letter (it took me years to understand why the answer to that wasn't just More Letters!))
aurelia - Jan 21, 2013 7:19:59 pm PST #8500 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
But why would it be a felony? I guess I don't see how it can be a bad thing.
I think the law is at least partially meant to prevent dumb tourists from treating wild animals like pets. Like trying to ride a dolphin or something.