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This thread is for those of us still grieving over our new friend who was recently killed in the Thames.
I offered this humble eulogy in the other thread:
Maybe not hundreds but 10s. I don't know the worlwide whale death rate.We don't get upset at the death of every other sea-dwelling mamal.
Why this one?
Because it was on TV?
Because he was so young and innocent.
And because each and every one of us could identify with his story of struggle and self discovery - searching for his place in this intimidatingly large ocean of life.
Fighting the current to seek a new better life up stream.
That's why we watched. That's why we cheered. That's why we grieve.
I like to think there is a little bottlenosed whale in all of us - just waiting to burst forth and swim up stream.
And for that reason we can rest easy in the knowledge that Omar isn't dead - because the dream isn't dead.
We're gonna miss you buddy.
was he shot by over eager police officers?
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
We shouldn't blaim the police - they saw the middle eastern sounding name, and he wouldn't listen to their repeated calls to stop, they didn't have much choice - these things are unfortunate but they happen.
It's for our safety.
y he hav to b called omar? Y cnt he b called shneintz? Ive herd it was jewish, is it tru?
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Some ppl make their goals the stars.
They may live n die n never reach the stars,
but in the darkness of the night, those stars will guide them to their destination.
Becuz they made them in their eyesight
lol who said he was a muslim.
I just thought the name Omar made sense for a whale
ok
Muslim Sounding.
That means he was guilty then?
Tdays headlines: Coastguard repel terrorist invasion - Save many lives!
"For too long, we have been a passively tolerant society, saying to our citizens 'as long as you obey the law, we will leave you alone'" - David Cameron, UK Prime Minister. 13 May 2015.
Well there will be an inquiry - but come on. He had a muslim sounding name, he was traveling in an area filled with tourists.
Open and shut - ask yourself [i]what was he doing there?[/i]