for those confused or otherwise out of the loop: yes. They nuked a whale. With half a ton of TNT.
https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/florence_whale_explosion/
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It might’ve been the only time someone, when filling out an insurance claim for their car, writes “got hit by a whale”, and it’s actually true.
The blast blasted blubber beyond all believable bounds
And totalled my 1969 Oldsmobile 98!!!
'Gotta nuke something'
Fucka you WHAAAAAAALE!!!!
What the hell is this logo? I got an aneurism trying to read it
What, the ODOT logo?
Nobody accused government agencies of being good marketing agencies...
Lmao seeing the evolution of this is amazing 🤣