"Ancient sea legends and Medieval bestiaries claimed that the whale was as big as an island and grew bushes on its backside. It was said that mariners, mistaking the creature for land, would anchor their ships to its side, come ashore, and light fires. The beast, feeling the heat of the fires would plunge into the sea taking hapless crews and ships to their watery deaths. These whale legends became a warning against the wiles, cunning, and traps of the Devil who drags unsuspecting sinners down to Hell. . . ."
Source: Tucker, Suzetta. "ChristStory Whale Page." ChristStory Christian Bestiary. 1998. http://ww2.netnitco.net/users/legend01/whale.htm (14 May. 2005).
Image from "Here There Be Dragons: A Medieval Bestiary"
"No man is an island!!..................
No man is an island!!.................
He's a peninsula!"
Posted by: CraigC | May 14, 2005 at 07:27 PM
Anticipating your question, Gail, Jefferson Airplane. "A Small Package of Value Will Come to You Shortly," from After Bathing At Baxter's, 1968. And it's actually funny when you hear it.
Posted by: CraigC | May 14, 2005 at 07:41 PM
Thanks, Craig. I thought it sounded familiar.
Anybody notice the whale has scales? They thought it was a fish.
Posted by: gail | May 14, 2005 at 07:44 PM
Moby Carp.
Posted by: JWebb | May 15, 2005 at 12:51 AM