Among whale-watchers, the term flying pickle is used to refer to a newborn baby humpback whale breaching the surface. This is part of a complete episode.
Transcript of “Flying Pickles Roam the Seas”
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Grant, do you know what a flying pickle is?
Cuke nuke.
That’s good!
Doxun with wings.
Dirigible.
Keep going, this is great.
Bloop.
Part of a food fight.
Could be, but it’s also a whale watching term.
Oh, what’s the word again?
Flying pickle.
Oh, a flying fish.
A fish that breeches.
A whale that breeches.
A little newborn baby humpback whale that’s breeching.
Preaching.
Oh, that’s nice.
You go out on a whale watching tour.
They call it a flying pickle.
Flying pickle because it’s a little bit covered in bumps.
Smooth like a pickle.
That’s sweet.
I didn’t think about the bumps, but yeah.
Oh, that’s nice.
Whale watching.
Whale watching is a good thing to do.
It’s that time of year for it.
Right here in San Diego.
Gray whales coming up and down.
