Is It A Good Idea? In 1970, the Oregon Department of Transportation attempted to dispose of a whale carcass by blowing it up.   30 October 2013. Remember, “we are not making this up.”. Claim: In 1970, the Oregon Department of Transportation attempted to dispose of a whale carcass by blowing it up. Exploding whale. When the MTA banned dogs on the subway last October pet owners were outraged. To top it off, a columnist for the Daily News in Moscow-Pullman, (Idaho-Wash.), reprinted the electronic bulletin board article word-for-word, oblivious to the age of the story. That’s the day the state Highway Division tried to blow up a beached whale south of Florence, Ore. Newspaper stories be darned, nothing less than a conversation with Ed Schoaps, the public affairs coordinator for Oregon’s Department of Transportation would do. 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As such, Ed had to deal with this whale of a tale on an ongoing basis as news agencies kept “discovering” this fascinating new story in cyberspace. Children’s clothes on Redbubble are expertly printed on ethically sourced apparel and are available in a range of colors and sizes. Luckily, although a car was crushed by a large piece of flying blubber, no onlookers were hurt, unless you count being covered by a rain of smaller particles of the foul-smelling flesh. Rumor has it the infamously named town has officially been bowdlerized. This material may not be reproduced without permission. “Whoever put the “Far Side” article on the computer internet did an extreme disservice to Barry by both editing it heavily and not attributing it to him as the original source.”, Schoaps has fielded calls from reporters and the just-plain-curious in Oregon, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., Massachusetts, Arizona and more. 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