In the opening scene of Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (the movie, although the book is much better) the narrator declares that:
"humans are only the third smartest creatures on the planet, and dolphins, being the second smartest, have futilely been trying to warn people about the Earth's impending doom. When their warnings are misinterpreted as adorable aquatic antics, like jumping through hoops or trying to kick a football high in the air, they decide to save their own hides, and subsequently, all the dolphins disappear one day with the farewell of, 'So long, and thanks for all the fish.'"
"humans are only the third smartest creatures on the planet, and dolphins, being the second smartest, have futilely been trying to warn people about the Earth's impending doom. When their warnings are misinterpreted as adorable aquatic antics, like jumping through hoops or trying to kick a football high in the air, they decide to save their own hides, and subsequently, all the dolphins disappear one day with the farewell of, 'So long, and thanks for all the fish.'"
. . . Yeah well, in a CNN article scientists are reporting that 24 baby bottle nosed dolphins have washed up dead off the coast of Alabama and Mississippi since the beginning of the year. While dolphins becoming stranded on shore is not uncommon in that area, according to them this is ten times the standard rate, too early in the year, and too many young dolphins to be anything approaching a normal occurrence.
Alarmingly, the article doesn't even mention the major BP oil spill that happened over the summer until three quarters of the way down the page. When it is discussed, the executive director for the agency investigating the situation states that due to the government's ongoing litigation with BP, the results of necropsies on the dead dolphins have been slow in coming due to carefully restricted handling protocol.
Wait . . . what?
Did they just say it's harder to do research to understand how badly BP has jacked up the Gulf of Mexico, because we're holding BP accountable for the jacking up the Gulf of Mexico? This is crazy, but we all know that so I'll leave you with this: Next time you stop to fill up you're overpriced, gas guzzling, SUV/Minivan think about how you won't be able to take your 2.5 kids to see Flipper at Sea World . . . because all the dolphins will be dead.
Wait . . . what?
Did they just say it's harder to do research to understand how badly BP has jacked up the Gulf of Mexico, because we're holding BP accountable for the jacking up the Gulf of Mexico? This is crazy, but we all know that so I'll leave you with this: Next time you stop to fill up you're overpriced, gas guzzling, SUV/Minivan think about how you won't be able to take your 2.5 kids to see Flipper at Sea World . . . because all the dolphins will be dead.
And I'm pretty sure that if the dolphins don't make it out, the prognosis for us isn't great. We can all point fingers at BP, or we can get our asses on public transit, and push for affordable electric cars. Also, I'd stay away from sea food.
Just Sayin,
C
Just Sayin,
C
