# Are orcas dolphins?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-orcas-dolphins/605199>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 6, 2011, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-orcas-dolphins/605199 "2011-12-06T00:05:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-orcas-dolphins/605199/61 "2011-12-11T17:08:07Z")

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> [@Johnny\_L.A](#):
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> Sterno-drinking sea birds?
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> Sounds like a tern for the worst.

It’s even worse when they toke up. Then there’s no tern left unstoned.

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**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\
**Post date:** [December 11, 2011, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-orcas-dolphins/605199/62 "2011-12-11T17:09:16Z")

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That was going to be my next one!

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**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-orcas-dolphins/605199/63 "2011-12-12T00:27:15Z")

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Hey, one good tern deserves another.

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**Author:** ![Senegoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senegoid/32/6606_2.png) [@Senegoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Senegoid)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2011, 6:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-orcas-dolphins/605199/64 "2011-12-12T06:06:09Z")

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> [@jayjay](#):
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> It’s even worse when they toke up. Then there’s no tern left unstoned.

Ken Kesey, author of _One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest_ was sort-of-famous for being an acid-head and throwing acid parties at his home in the redwoods near La Honda, CA. Allegedly, there was a sign at the entrance to his driveway saying “No left turn unstoned.”

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