Sick Antarctic seal in sex romp shocker!

I was very disturbed by the tale from Antarctica that came across my desk this morning. The headline from the BBC says it all really:

'Sex pest' seal attacks penguin

This seal refused to comment on the Antarctic incident

All that I can say is that I sincerely hope that counselling has been offered to all parties, and that this obviously sick and confused seal is brought to justice.

Comments

Anonymous said…

The BBC report is almost as funny as your post.
P.S. Your comment is answered over on my blog with a link for you.

3 May 2008 at 16:58

Jules said…

Hi Kris - what a hoot. He has obviously been reading too many "sealed" sections in Cosmo magazines!!!!

Re "vengeance" Yes it is a part of the culture here but instead of violence here it is usually monetary compensation that is required these days, although in the Highlands and other areas it can be more deadly!!!!

3 May 2008 at 18:16

Jane Hards Photography said…

I thought I wrote some wierd stuff on my other blog, but this is well crazy. I will never looka t the seals in the same light again when I phhotograph them. whole new meaning to refeing to someone as a sick puppy, or should that me pup.

3 May 2008 at 21:21

Benjamin Madison said…

Kris, be careful - there are a lot of penguinist press articles these days and, while I decry seal chauvinism, we have to try and keep a balanced perspective. That seal may well have been abused by penguins when he was younger. Or, though I hesitate to suggest it, the penguin may have "asked for it" by licentious squawks or other provocative behaviour. We must also remember that the seal was characterized as juvenile while the penguin was an adult, so who was the abuser and who was the abused? Ultimately, however, this really seems to be none of our business.

4 May 2008 at 01:02

Unknown said…

You are hilarious!

4 May 2008 at 11:55

Kris McCracken said…

Thanks for answering my questions Dina and Jules.

Babooshka, remember that it isn't all seals, just some sick deranged ones that act this way.

Benjamin, you raise a couple of good points, but as Dr Phil says (in Texan drawl) "this seal needs to take ownership of his actions, ain't nobody but him gonna do that" (cue applause).

Thiên, oh stop! (Please don't stop!)

4 May 2008 at 12:02

ptowngirl said…

This made me chuckle -- I love the black mark across the eyes to protect the identity! :-)

ptowngirl
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