A dead sperm whale washes ashore in Isla Vista. The masses turn out to show it the utmost amount of respect. Warning: Contains brief rear nudity
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We had either discovered the dead whale, or someone had lost a shitload of silly putty.
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This man was clearly taunting the poor creature. Everyone knows that sperm whales dream of one day being Pelé.
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The naked homeless man loved whales. Loved em.
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Naked Man: Don't worry. I used to watch that 'Crocodile Hunter' show all the time, and nothing bad ever happened to him.
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Surfer 1: That naked guy sure is running from the whale real fast. Surfer 2: Totally. Surfer 1: Gnarly. Surfer 2: Tubular. Surfer 1: Radical. Surfer 2: Gnarly. Surfer 1: I already said gnarly. Surfer 2: Bummer. Let's go in the water already.
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Surfer 2: Has the horizon always been slanted like that? I need to lay off the coke before surfing.
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Birds are bastards. Proof? This one was pecking at the whale and he wasn't even hungry.
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Families turned out for a nice bit of rotting whale corpse theater.
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This girl was the bravest person at the beach. She ran to within a dozen feet of the whale, chirping slurs at it in dolphin.
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"Ramp?"
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One of almost a dozen surfers to almost hit the whale, Ahab had a special motivation to avoid contact.
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"....and you just know it tastes salty too. Ha!"
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The tide turned the whale violently enough that the tail whipped around the air, swatting at imaginary flies.
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Surfing soldier in silhouette.
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He obviously didn't exfoliate.