# Close encounter with humpback whales **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [November 15, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounter-with-humpback-whales/704695 "2014-11-15T15:36:12Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Quartz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quartz/32/267_2.png) [@Quartz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Quartz)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounter-with-humpback-whales/704695/1 "2014-11-15T15:36:12Z")
Norwegian fishermen have close encounter with hunting humpback whales [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vFf74QHAFrE/maxresdefault.jpg "Norwegian fishermen have close encounter with humpback whales (English subtitles)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFf74QHAFrE) ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 6:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounter-with-humpback-whales/704695/2 "2014-11-15T18:15:47Z")
That totally fucking rocked! Did you see how fucking big that fin was?!!? What a cool experience for those guys! Do we have a “I’m jealous” smiley? ---
**Author:** ![araminty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@araminty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/araminty)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounter-with-humpback-whales/704695/3 "2014-11-15T18:25:52Z")
That was really great, I laughed out loud. Norway is the best, did you see how beautiful that fjord was? And the sunset? ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 6:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounter-with-humpback-whales/704695/4 "2014-11-15T18:37:18Z")
Not a dry pair of undies in the entire fjord! ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 6:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounter-with-humpback-whales/704695/5 "2014-11-15T18:45:38Z")
Now, how about humpbacked Scotsmen? ---
**Author:** ![Hopeful\_Crow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/da6949/32.png) [@Hopeful\_Crow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hopeful_Crow)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounter-with-humpback-whales/704695/6 "2014-11-15T21:48:21Z")
Wow! That was fantastic! Can anyone translate what was said after the whales appeared so close to their boat? ---
**Author:** ![Freudian\_Slit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/5daacb/32.png) [@Freudian\_Slit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freudian_Slit)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2014, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounter-with-humpback-whales/704695/7 "2014-11-15T23:08:55Z")
So jealous! That’s truly amazing. ---
**Author:** ![Archeonomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/7cd45c/32.png) [@Archeonomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Archeonomist)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounter-with-humpback-whales/704695/8 "2014-11-16T00:38:34Z")
> [@Hopeful\_Crow](#): > > Wow! That was fantastic! Can anyone translate what was said after the whales appeared so close to their boat? Mostly a lot of enthusiastic swearing, and then “we could have touched it” and “I’m shaking” ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounter-with-humpback-whales/704695/9 "2014-11-16T00:56:34Z")
Didja also notice how close they were to the shoreline at the beginning of the clip? That land drops quick & must be quite deep for them to be submerged so close to shore. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2014, 3:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/close-encounter-with-humpback-whales/704695/10 "2014-11-16T03:21:12Z")
> [@araminty](#): > > That was really great, I laughed out loud. Norway is the best, did you see how beautiful that fjord was? And the sunset? Correct me if I’m wrong–depending on the time of year, that could have been noon, or sunrise, or midnight!