Heirloom Whale Vomit

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Moxie
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Heirloom Whale Vomit

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The following goes well with my winter break so far. -Emily


Let It Be Whale Vomit, Not Just Sea Junk
By COREY KILGANNON
The New York Times
MONTAUK, N.Y. (Dec. 18) — In this season of strange presents from relatives, Dorothy Ferreira got a doozy the other day from her 82-year-old sister in Waterloo, Iowa. It was ugly. It weighed four pounds. There was no receipt in the box.


'Heirloom Whale Barf'?

Inside she found what looked like a gnarled, funky candle but could actually be a huge hunk of petrified whale vomit worth as much as $18,000.

“I called my sister and asked her, ‘What the heck did you send me?’ â€
"I contend we are both atheists, I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours."

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Post by Xain »

whale puke = perfume :?:

nice :lol:
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10 dollars a gram? hahaha those are weed prices. man i would sell that vomit and give my sister half.
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Post by Nathan »

I don't get it. Why would anyone buy it when its too rare to use in perfume regularly, and when almost no one can identify it. Still interesting though.
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tycoons will buy anything rare. They'll use that perfume along with their bald eagle breakfast, and polar bear rib while wearing their rare ruby crown. :)
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Post by pips »

Goes with my Christmas weekend...vomit. Only mine wasn't pretty or valuable. :?
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Waterloo, Iowa represent.
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