#Whaleman

[videogamewhales]

[ID: An image of Whaleman's model from the game Yo-kai Watch 3. Narwail is a dark blue and red anthropromorphic whale-like creature. He is wearing a ruffled collar, boots, bracelets, and a necklace. End ID.]

Whaleman from the Yo-kai Watch series (2013-)

[myloh]

I roast judge you based on your favorite YW main antagonist

McKraken/Ikakamone (YW1) :

You play Splatoon like it’s your entire personality. You’re also a purist-

Dame Dedtime/Tokito Ubaune (YW2/M01) :

That one scene from the first movie traumatized you.

The Ghoulfather (YW3) :

You…You really relate to him, don’t you ?…I’m sorry pal…I-I don’t know what to say about that…I feel you…

But still, you memorized all the "Godfather"’s script.

Whaleman and Minami (M03) :

Oh O-O

Didn’t expect to see someone who liked the live action movie but here we are !

Oni King Rasen (M04) :

STANDING HEEEEERE I REALIIIIIZED YOU ARE JUST LIKE ME TRYING TO MAKE HISTORYYYYY 🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥‼️‼️‼️

Shutendoji (M04/YWSS) :

Look, I didn’t even plan to put him on the list, due to how much of a mess his role is, but hey-

You’re down bad.

That’s all.

Shien (M05) :

You either have parental issues, kinks or both.

Soranaki/Kuuten (M05/YWSS) :

If you were in the Jujutsu Kaisen fandom,

You’d be a Sukuna dick-rider 🫵

[focsle]

I betray my sleep schedule every other night by getting attached to another dead whaleman…

[coulson-is-an-avenger]

objectively very funny to me that I’ve never been really susceptible to parasocial relationships before but i got one (1) email from a musician im obsessed with and now it’s like a sleeper agent has gone off in me and im planning on making him art now

[ltwilliammowett]

Depicting a whaleman harpooning a whale, by H. Silva Fernandes, 21st century

[appendingfic]

"The gallant Perseus, a son of Jupiter, was the first whaleman; and to the eternal honor of our calling be it said, that the first whale attacked by our brotherhood was not killed with any sordid intent"

This man is just Philomena Cunking his way through the history of whaling and nobody can stop him

[mossy-rainfrog]

[ID in Alt Text]

strolling in fashionably late to the two year anniversary of the greatest musical adaptation of Moby Dick of all time, Caleb Hayashida's 'Moby Dick or the Whale'. I've been thoroughly enamored with this album for over a year now and it only felt right to do a tribute for its birthday :)

now, go do yourself a favor and listen to Sea Fever 💙💙

some notes about the details I added under the cut!

Some notes on this as a tribute!

Firstly, as always, my Ishmael design is stolen from the beloved @pocketsizedquasar :3

Secondly, the primary songs captured by this piece are meant to be 'Interpretation', 'Whiteness of the Whale', and 'Whaleman's Hymn'. Interpretation is primary, since that song refers directly to the painting at Spouter Inn, and Ishmael's attempts to interpret it. (Aside: it's a brilliant song that foreshadows chords repeated during the chase, it confuses and delights the listener much like book Ishmael's ramblings do, and it odes to the album itself being an interpretation of a novel. also it's a bop. I fucking love it.) The whale in the picture is, you guessed it, the whale song. That one I felt was important to center as Hayashida himself intentionally put that song at the center of the album as a focal point for the rest to follow around (and for the narrative to break inside - give it a listen, the end is incredible). It's literally the centerpiece. And finally, the lyrics are from Whaleman's Hymn, the gorgeous ode at the end of the album.

Ishmael is also posed as both moving and stagnant in the center as a reference to the cyclical nature of Hayashida's album. It ends with the same lyrics it begins with ("I must be out to sea"), and so here, Ishmael meant to be caught in the space between both of those songs. Moving and yet unable to move from where he is.

The watery effect was particularly inspired by Drifting, as that song fills me with an immense sense of peace and gives me the feeling of laying down at an aquarium watching the light of the water dance around. It also helps make the mood of the piece a bit more dynamic, as the looming painting, dissonant colors, and heavy shading all feel a bit foreboding, and the water effect both enhances that by giving an unnatural feel, and subdues that by communicating a semblance of peace and muting the colors.

The oil effect and jagged colors of the piece itself are references to the official album cover art! The flaming harpoon's colors are mimicked in the red light at the top of the painting, and the bright teal/white is mimicked in the whale at the bottom. They're also positioned over each other, just like on the album cover.

The painting itself is also supposed to be reminiscent of The Chase, in all its chaotic glory. Hayashida has an INSANE stroke of genius with that song where, at a certain point, two different time signatures overlap to show the whale opposing the crew/Ahab. The blend is so smooth that it's easy to miss if you aren't looking for it, and yet so brilliant that it makes you anxious for the buildup and final clash. The saturated opposing colors are supposed to be something of a nod to that, as well as the nature of the painting being a sinking ship and a white whale lol

So, yeah those are my notes! :D thank you for reading and definitely give this masterpiece a listen!! 💙💙

[carolinawrenn]

"The whale of to-day is as big as his ancestors in Pliny’s time. And if ever I go where Pliny is, I, a whaleman (more than he was), will make bold to tell him so." I love how Ishmael wants to fight Pliny--that famously correct scientist who recommended eating mice to prevent toothaches--over the accuracy of his whale facts.

[vickyvicarious]

Because, in the case of pirates, say, I should like to know whether that profession of theirs has any peculiar glory about it. It sometimes ends in uncommon elevation, indeed; but only at the gallows. And besides, when a man is elevated in that odd fashion, he has no proper foundation for his superior altitude. Hence, I conclude, that in boasting himself to be high lifted above a whaleman, in that assertion the pirate has no solid basis to stand on.

I love the way Ishmael is so proud of his joke here that he immediately repeats and elaborates on it twice.

[ashleybenlove]

"Perseus, St. George, Hercules, Jonah, and Vishnoo! there’s a member-roll for you! What club but the whaleman’s can head off like that?"

Ishmael's about to create his own team of League of Extraordinary Gentlemen or something.

[intj-greenwords]

Ishmael engages in theological debate on Jonah and the whale:

Sag-Harbor whaleman (explaining his disbelief in the story of Jonah): The story of Jonah couldn’t be true. The Right Whale’s swallow is so small, Jonah would never have made it into the whale’s belly.

Bishop Jebb (not perturbed): The Right Whale’s mouth is large enough to have temporarily accommodated Jonah without ever needing to make his way to the whale’s belly.

Ishmael (getting excited): Indeed, the Right Whale’s mouth is so large, Jonah may have ensconced himself in a hollow tooth!

Really Ishmael??

Ishmael (calming down): On second thoughts, perhaps not. The Right Whale is toothless. Oops.

Sag-Harbour: Anyway, if Jonah had been incarcerated in the whale's body, he would have been consumed by the whale’s digestive juices.

Ishmael (citing an unnamed German exegetist): It is possible that Jonah took refuge in the floating body of a dead whale.

Ishmael: (citing other unnamed commentators): It is possible that when Jonah was thrown overboard, he was actually picked up by another sailing vessel nearby, possibly called the “Whale” (as some craft are nowadays christened “Shark”, “Gull” or “Eagle)”.

Sag-Harbor (not giving up): Even so it would not be possible for the whale to vomit Jonah up after three days at Nineveh, which was more than three days away.

Ishmael (quoting a Portuguese Catholic Priest): "This was clearly a miracle!"

Ishmael (for emphasis): And so it was!

Ismael (this is his homily for today's chapter): And what’s more, there is a Turkish mosque built in honor of Jonah, in which a miraculous lamp burns without any oil.

Ishmael, my man, don't give up your day job. Theological apologetics is not for you.

[jawbonejoe]

Ishmael: Here’s all the hands according to rank. Now, the mark of a real whaleman is not to look at rank so much as bangability. So, looking at it like that, Queequeg is at the top, then Starbuck, then Stubb, then ten other guys in a mishmash depending one what kind of dick I want that day. Honestly Ahad can also get it but I worry about his leg. He seems to only come out in nice weather so I bet he’s a booty shorts appreciator.

Me: Girl PREACH

[focsle]

can you share some sailor names you've liked over the years? seems like you'd know a lot of good ones :]

Always a big fan of the very prolific whaling family, the Coffins. Best surname for a whaleman if you ask me. Kind of jealous I’m not of the Coffin lineage.

I like the name of whaling captain Ivory Albert. And captain Valentine Starbuck Riddell. Captain Coddington Fish is a funny one (who…..less funny but true to his namesake died whilst swordfishing).

There was one whaler named Ezra Goodnough whose name I enjoy. And whose actions were like…’I guess that was a…good enough thing to do’, such as when he sold a letter he got from a girl to a lonely shipmate for some tobacco. Like, pity on the girl…and he definitely wasn’t going to part with it for free. But he sold it to him I guess. Good enough.

Love whaling wife Azubah Cash. As a person but also cos her name rocks. I’m a fan of the sort of intense biblical names that were in there too: Barzillai, Solomon, Erastus, Asa, etc. Personal soft spot for Alden. Biased preference for my fellow Silases (and adjacent Silvanus/Sylvanuses)

I dunno man 19th century names are great.

[coulson-is-an-avenger]

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16. So Much (For) Stardust, Fall Out Boy

LITERALLY WE THOUGHT WE HAD IT ALL THOUGHT WE HAD IT ALL THOUGHT WE HAD IT ALL TH—

25. Whaleman's Hymn, Caleb Hayashida

songs i will never recover from emotionally. goodnight america. you can find me facedown on a plank of driftwood forever. the final lyric i must be out to sea of it all making the album a full loop. aughsj 🤌

36. answered here! 💃

[ltwilliammowett]

Apologies for the bother, but I was wondering if you'd have any reccomendations for primary/secondary sources on Whaling in the North Pacific in the 19th century? This is for an undergraduate thesis. In particular, would you know of any stuff focusing on whaling from an environmental perspective, technical aspects of fishing procedure/how ships work, or how whalers interacted with the indigenous peoples of the area?

Thank you so much in advance! (ADORE your blog btw it brings me immense happiness)

Hi, just a short answer, as i am not yet healthy enough for bigger things, but I don't want to keep you waiting.

Firstly, I have a complete bibliography here: The South Sea Whaler: An Annotated Bibliography of Published Historical, Literary, and Art Material Relating to Whaling in the Pacific Ocean in the Nineteenth Century. It lists just about everything on a wide variety of whaling topics.

Whales, Whaling, and Ocean Ecosystems by James A. Estes, Moby Dick and the Whaling Industry of the 19th Century by Graham Faiell, Whaling Will Never Do For Me: The American Whaleman in the Nineteenth Century by Briton Cooper Busch, Thar She Blows: American Whaling in the Nineteenth Century by Stephen Currie and Rites and Passages: The Experience of American Whaling, 1830-1870 by Margaret S. Creighton just to name a few more.

As for original logbooks, have a look here - some of the originals have been completely digitised.

https://archive.org/details/newbedfordwhalingmuseum?page=2

I hope it helps you a little further, if you need more ask @focsle they will definitely help you.

[appendingfic]

“Don’t be afraid, my butter-boxes,” cried Stubb, casting a passing glance upon them as he shot by; “ye’ll be picked up presently—all right—I saw some sharks astern—St. Bernard’s dogs, you know—relieve distressed travellers.”

There’s a viciousness that comes through the text which belies to us Ishmael’s loud claims of the nobility of the Nantucket whaleman