Talk:Humphrey the Whale

A fact from Humphrey the Whale appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 7 June 2006. The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that Humphrey the whale may be the most publicized Humpback whale in history, having twice wandered off his migration course into San Francisco Bay?

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2001? or 1991?[edit]

It says Humphrey was sighteded near the islands in 2001 in the first paragraph. But in a subsequent paragraph it says 1991 Both times it says it was the last time he was sighted....anyone know which one is the real one?

Quick googling reveals that [1] and [2] think it should be 1991, so I'm changing to that. The first refers only to unconfirmed reports, but the second disagrees, so I'll leave that for now 131.111.8.99 17:03, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Capitalisation[edit]

Shouldn't this be "Humphrey the Whale" as it is a proper noun? --Oldak Quill 20:23, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

good question. i struggled with the caps issue for a while and resolved on the lower case based upon some other wikipedia articles. i am open on this and would like to hear from others Anlace 22:38, 7 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Pop Culture references[edit]

there is a song called "humphrey the whale" by MC Lars, a little known "rapper." The song goes "Humphrey the Whale should have/get GPS." and a warning for the whale about the dangers of swimming in fresh water. Just though I would throw that out there, wasn't sure if it had been noted before. Jlricherson 05:46, 19 January 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Delta and Dawn[edit]

These two new whales, a mother and her son (calf), are also stuck up the Sacramento River. Should they have an article also? dogman15 20:28, 29 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I agree with you, I think Delta and Dawn should have their own article. BobHiggs (talk) 18:49, 20 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I absolutely agree. Done: Delta and Dawn. Clayoquot (talk | contribs) 05:09, 14 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Humphrey the Whale is unquestionably the most widely publicized humpback whale in history...[edit]

What is that? I know there's something against this, but I forgot... 69.233.253.167 (talk) 08:21, 16 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Possibly it is true, but I for one am questioning this statement - where's the proof that he's the most widely publicized humpback whale in history? Geopersona (talk) 05:37, 1 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Why no questioning of the "rescue" attempts?[edit]

This is clearly a very stupid whale. Not once, but twice, it has had to be rescued from its own stupid decisions. Is it ethical to be passing these lousy genes on to the next generation of humpback whales? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 97.127.176.129 (talk) 13:12, 1 May 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Not at all, just because some humans have a low IQ, we do not suggest they should not be able to have children. There is much more important things than IQ. Your point is also incredibly similar to Hitler's. 92.40.255.4 (talk) 11:04, 16 March 2012 (UTC)[reply]

So letting a retarded whale die a natural death is "very similar" to shoving people into gas chambers at gunpoint? Glad to know there are so many hysterically stupid people in the world who have figured out how to invoke Godwin's Law. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 63.152.108.53 (talk) 19:01, 30 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]