A collection of some classic Lemmy memes for your enjoyment
I'll just remind that not every yacht costs millions, there are those that cost less than a 2016 Harley Davidson. Don't know what kind of yacht was sunk this time, but I guess it wasn't a big one
Also, orcas are pissed off because of fishermen, plus fishermen now play loud music to ~~piss them even more~~ ward them off. I'm totally on the orcas side, but would prefer if those loud fisherboats were damaged instead
Yeah, they are damaging mostly sailboats, not those millionaire party yachts you imagine. Boats from families and people who just want to sail and chill on the ocean, literally the least environmental damaging boats there are.
Oh won't someone think of the family that's not billionaire rich just millionaire rich.
So I have a 35ft sailboat (or yacht) that I paid less than 10k euros for, and I sail it with my family on the weekends near places where orcas sometimes roam, tell me how I am a millionaire again? Or how its "justice" if they someday sink my boat? Because these are the ones they are attacking. Don't get me wrong, I'm all against those sea monstrosities from the ultra rich, but cheering for the orcas is not the way. Someday they will get someone killed, and they will probably be hunted down until they stop being a threat.
Bro, you're in their habitat... don't want to get sunk then don't go there.
It's more of a "thousandaire" thing honestly
Yea it’s pretty dumb how many people assume that, when all the videos I’ve seen are of typical-sized sailboats with fiberglass hulls. If people stopped to think for a second, they’d realize it’d be a lot harder to sink steel-hulled large luxury motor yachts / super yachts like billionaires & mega millionaires have
I just stumbled upon the article, and apparently it was this one. From a quick glance at the listing, I'd say this particular one is a ~$400k-$700k boat.
EDIT: I was wrong, it's more like $200k-$300k
Thanks, that's more expensive than I thought :)
People who were on the yacht at the time may have gotten it for around €3300, as it was available to rent
Edit: lol, I've linked the same article you mentioned, because I didn't check the other link
If I ever find myself turned into an orca and someone's sailing close to me blasting off loud music, they're getting wet.
Find me a yacht that costs less than a Harley... I'll wait
I said Yacht, not a sail boat.
Sailboats like this are routinely called "yacht". Yacht is a very non descriptive term for boats that just means a pleasure boat. A lot of very different boats fit that description.
a boat with sails and sometimes an engine, used for either racing or travelling on for pleasure:
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/yacht
Take the L.
Define yacht then
Edit: oh, it seems, the American English strikes again
As per UK definition I'm accustomed to, a yacht is:
a boat with sails and sometimes an engine, used for either racing or travelling on for pleasure
While the US definition is:
a large and usually expensive boat, used for racing or for traveling around for pleasure
Although this, too, doesn't rule out a yacht not necessarily being expensive, and don't really say what's large in actual size
Yacht is a boat, sail or power, that has a cabin for sleeping. Large size is not a prerequisite. Some boats as small as 17 ft meet this definition.
Is anyone else bothered by the addition of the word "just", which throws off the whole rhythm and doesn't need to be there in any way?
It works if you pronounce the last word as three syllables. I don't know if that's the correct way to pronounce it, but it is the American way to pronounce it.
"I'm a bitch"
3 syllables
"I'm an orca"
4 syllables
"Sinking yachts"
3 syllables
"Off Majorca"
4 syllables
Adding "Just" makes it 5, which is too many for the pattern
Made me giggle at work. Quality.
Orcas have been such bros to humanity (no wild orcas have ever been recorded intentionally attacking humans) that if they're hitting boats I'm starting with the assumption that it's the humans fucking up. There's a lot more history of humans being cruel/stupid to wildlife than there is of orcas doing the same to us.
Orcas have rarely injured and in one case killed their trainers when held captive, but that's essentially them fighting being held hostage. “No one is sure what causes the animals to react in this way, but boredom, frustration and ill health, both physical and mental, have all been implicated,” says Rob. “These incidents have resulted in serious injuries to trainers and, in one case at least, proved to be fatal.”
Fun fact: orcas are not whales. The name "killer whale" is a reversal of their previous name, "whale killers". They're just mean dolphins.
They normally aren't mean. Orcas used to hunt whales with us. We would give them all the stuff we didn't want, and they'd herd whale pods to the ships.
Dolphins are mean dolphins.
Mallorca
I'm with the orcas.
Sink them all.
Aren't they going after sailboats? These aren't like mega-yachts owned by Bezos. It's like someone's entire life savings, retirement plan
I’m a goddess, I’m a queen
My teeth are not baleen
You know I wouldn't want it any other waaaaaay!
I want to believe that orcas absolutely would belt out singer/songwriter hits from the 1990s if they could.
My brain wants me to translate this into creep and I can't.
Am I the only one trying to shoehorn these lyrics into Steve miller's joker?
Man I'm just glad this isnt happening in Cali. I really like sailing.
So you make enough money to purchase a luxury boat? Well do I have THE vacation destination for you!
These have mostly been small sailing vessels, and in some cases the family home. We're not talking about the 1% here.