A Sentence Wherein I Give Chase to a Small Pod of Dolphins on my Paddle-board and Actually Catch Up With Them

I often see dolphins from a distance while riding on my stand-up paddleboard, but I've never been able to close in on them, because dolphins swim fast (and I paddle slow) . . . but last Wednesday morning I gave chase to three cetaceans -- who I am assuming are lazy or crippled -- because I actually caught up to them; they circled my board for a few minutes, curious and close enough to whack with my paddle (not that I go around whacking dolphins with a paddle) and so I have this to report: despite the whole "intelligent and friendly" archetype, dolphins are big and scary in the wild, and also prone to surface behind you and creepily expel air from their blowhole.

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3 comments:

  1. ClarenceAugust 25, 2013 at 10:47 AM

    Let's say "who I am assuming are lazy or have a disability."

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  2. zmanAugust 25, 2013 at 2:42 PM

    I expel air from my blowhole all the time but it isn't creepy. Just stinky. So I'm better than a dolphin.

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  3. DaveAugust 25, 2013 at 7:16 PM

    i actually learned from a surfing instructor that they are probably juveniles, who are extra curious, and a mom protecting them. so no cripples or dolphins with disabilities.

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