Comments on: He capsized the boat and we lost five men, and we did not catch the whale, brave boys.

By: Western Dave

Western Dave — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:39:10 +0000

Love this version since the first time I heard it, much better than the Peter, Paul, and Mary version. For me the payoff is
“To lose five men it grieved the captain real sore
But to lose a hundred-barrel fish it grieved him ten times more”
which reverses the PPM logic.

By: nicoleandmaggie

nicoleandmaggie — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:54:40 +0000

Sheldon comics on reading Moby Dick: http://www.sheldoncomics.com/archive/080504.html

By: Comradde PhysioProffe

Comradde PhysioProffe — Fri, 07 Dec 2012 20:27:03 +0000

Thanks for linking!