August 8, 2006
HE TRIES TO STEER CLEAR OF THE HUM DRUM SO NEAR:
Massive Manatee Is Spotted in Hudson River (JENNIFER 8. LEE, 8/07/06, NY Times)
Added to the chronicles of great beasts that have descended upon New York City in the year 2006 is one that is arguably the greatest of them all. A beast, upwards of 1,000 pounds and a cousin to the elephant, which dwarfs the coyote, the deer and the dolphin that preceded it. A beast that, at hundreds of miles north of its natural habitat, has most likely made the longest and most arduous journey among them. A beast, with a pudgy-nosed face and a sweet-potato-shaped body, that could even be considered cute: a manatee.Posted by Orrin Judd at August 8, 2006 11:28 AMOver the past week, boaters and bloggers have been energetically tracking a manatee in its lumbering expedition along the Atlantic Coast and up the Hudson River. [...]
The manatee has been spotted at 23rd Street near Chelsea Piers, West 125th Street, and later in Westchester County.
Where's his mate - the womanatee?
Posted by: obc at August 8, 2006 11:48 AMobc, get with it. We're all men now.
Posted by: erp at August 8, 2006 11:53 AMThey're just dating--she's a manatease
Posted by: oj at August 8, 2006 11:53 AMI guess he's up the river without a paddle, eh?
Posted by: obc at August 8, 2006 11:58 AMI guess he's up the river without a paddle, eh?
Posted by: obc at August 8, 2006 12:04 PMDid Godzilla every descend on NYC? Or was his theater of operations strictly Eastern?
Posted by: Twn at August 8, 2006 12:21 PMThe 1998 Roland Emmerich version. Mrs. Godzilla lays eggs in MSG and is only fended off by Matthew Broderick and a crack team of French commandos. Stop laughing at me, that's the actual plot!
Posted by: Bryan at August 8, 2006 12:31 PMI'm laughing at you anyway -- for knowing!!
Posted by: Twn at August 8, 2006 12:35 PMNo big deal--we had a whale in the Delaware last year,up most of the way to Trenton.
Posted by: Lou Gots at August 8, 2006 12:43 PMSwimming those waters, I just hope it doesn't burst into flames like a zepplin.
Oh, the huge manatee!
Posted by: Mike Earl at August 8, 2006 12:56 PMOh, the huge manatee!
You win . . . something. A kick in the pants?
Posted by: Twn at August 8, 2006 1:54 PMDidn't see *that one coming...
Posted by: ted welter at August 8, 2006 2:00 PMMy guess is he's trying to establish residency to run for senator of New York.
Posted by: Pontius at August 8, 2006 2:47 PMLone manatee travels hundreds of miles to get to the edgy end of Chelsea? I'd say he's looking for the Ramrod or Rawhide Manatee Baths.
Obviously, the Hudson River should immediately be given to the manatee and declared a separate state.
Posted by: Just John at August 8, 2006 5:43 PMBarbara Manatee (Manatee, Manatee)
You are the one for me (one for me, one for me)
Sent from up above (up above, up above)
You are the one I love (I love, I love, I love)
It ain't You are My Cheeseburger.
Posted by: oj at August 8, 2006 9:41 PM