Chris James Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 http://www.thepostga...ble-whale-vomit I remember reading about ambergris when I was younger and into such things as whaling and sailors. Some people have all the luck, and yes, he is cute. Quote Link to comment
Gee Whillickers Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Lucky kid! Quote Link to comment
Camy Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Bless his cotton socks. Quote Link to comment
Paul_and_Paco Posted August 29, 2012 Report Share Posted August 29, 2012 Cute and rich! My dad's partner is a homeopathic nut and keeps some etherized ambergris around for some reason, and when he has to buy a tiny bottle of the liquid (less than an ounce) it costs like $200 USD. He said if he could make a find like that he could retire... ha! Quote Link to comment
JamesSavik Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Cute little nipper. Good for him. Quote Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 He looks more Scandanavian than English, to me. C Quote Link to comment
Chris James Posted August 30, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 He looks more Scandanavian than English, to me. C Come on, Cole...you know those Vikings spread a lot of genes around the British Isles during those rape and pillage days. Quote Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 Ah, yes, the good old days! C Quote Link to comment
DesDownunder Posted August 30, 2012 Report Share Posted August 30, 2012 I love the idea of snooty, pretentious, homophobes rubbing whale vomit on themselves, to make them smell better. Quote Link to comment
Richard Norway Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 Come on, Cole...you know those Vikings spread a lot of genes around the British Isles during those rape and pillage days. Well, I'm 100% Norwegian (sort of Scandinavian, I guess,and a viking) but I have never pillaged a village or raped a woman. I'm sure my dad kept his rape and pillage down as he knew that his son (me) would be talking to a lot of Brits and didn't want to have me explain their desire to have blond hair. :) Quote Link to comment
Merkin Posted August 31, 2012 Report Share Posted August 31, 2012 If you plan to search for some to use for perfume, timing is everything. Wiki sez: 'Ambergris is found in lumps of various shapes and sizes, weighing from 15 g to 50 kg (110 pounds) or more. When initially expelled by or removed from the whale, the fatty precursor of ambergris is pale white in color (sometimes streaked with black), soft, with a strong fecal smell. Following months to years of photo-degradation and oxidation in the ocean, this precursor gradually hardens, developing a dark gray or black color, a crusty and waxy texture, and a peculiar odor that is at once sweet, earthy, marine, and animalic.' Quote Link to comment
Paco Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 I've been told the best place to find this natural gold is down Des's way... not the UK. Quote Link to comment
DesDownunder Posted September 1, 2012 Report Share Posted September 1, 2012 I must go down to the seas again... Quote Link to comment
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