Melville apparently based his tale on stories of a real white whale that really roamed the South Pacific, smashing whaleboats to splinters and so on and so on.In honor of Moby Dick Day and of the source for that book, I propose a Friday diversion for our loyal readers: in what ways can you pervert the name given to the whale, on which Melville based his book?
The whale was called "Mocha Dick" after the island of Mocha. (Just like our own Richard Tingle, the name "Dick" just calls out for indecency.)
H/T Dr. Boli's Celebrated Magazine
I can't do any better than "Moby Dick", especially since he's a sperm whale.
ReplyDeleteWell, I was thinking more along the lines of alternate occupations for "Mocha Dick" -- like a surly barista.
ReplyDeleteOr a male creature that would have a relatively easy time getting a blow job -- at least from a female who is fond of chocolate? A male human might have better luck than a male whale, however; whale penises having the reputation of being dauntingly large.
DeleteOkay, I have now managed, in reply to successive thirsties, to laud the virtues of civil disagreement at my church and to wax at least mildly pornographic. Perhaps I should quit for the day while I'm ahead (or behind, as the case may be). At least no one can say that this blog doesn't have the potential to draw out various sides of our personalities.
The `80s technothriller: "The Hunt for Moby Dick."
ReplyDeleteThe `60s rock album: "Moby Grape: Ahab and the Whale."
The tell-all: "Yes, I Drowned the Cap'n and Other Confessions of Moby Dick, Esq."
I'm not doing porno titles.
I hear that WND (Wing Nut Daily) is selling a book, "The REAL Moby Dick" that claims that Moby Dick is really a porpoise and that he hunted Ahab, not the other way around, because of a radial pro-environmental agenda...
ReplyDeleteA few years ago I remember the Scribbling Ninjas blog doing a fan fiction bit about Moby Dick being a vampire white whale... I think it was called "Moby Dick, the Vampire White Whale."
ReplyDeleteAnd then there's the board game, "Moby Dick: Ahab's Challenge." It's from Melkor-Bradley, along with such classic games such as "Anna Kareninopoly," "Clue II: Masque of the Red Death" and "Jane Eyre's Chutes and Ladders."
ReplyDeleteFrom the comedy show "In Living Color," there was a skit involving the two gay guys doing a segment of "Men On Books."
ReplyDelete"The first book we're reviewing is 'Moby Dick.' The title alone gets two snaps up."