Carnival of the Blue, Sea Shanty Edition

By Mike • February 16, 2010 • 1 comment

Not only is Deep Sea News the world’s finest ocean blog, it is also the most authentic. For example, few people realize that marine scientists really do break out into bawdy shanties with little provocation. Clearly, Miriam has gotten into the grog again because she’s turned the 33rd edition of the Carnival of the Blue into one long blog-infused sea shanty. If only there were an audio edition…

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Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. Besides founding 10,000 Birds and I and the Bird, Mike has also created a number of other entertaining sites and resources, particularly the Nature Blog Network.

One Response to “Carnival of the Blue, Sea Shanty Edition”

Miriam Feb 17th, 2010 at 12:29 pm
I think that Jason at Cephalopodcast might have a little audio somethin’ up his technical sleeve…
Thanks Mike! And you know, many research ships take bird observers along…

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