Fungi. Wonderful dolphin.

nervous_twitch

Can someone tell me the truth about Fungi? Are we just replacing him every couple of years with a new dolphin ? He is such a tourist attraction that I dont think Kerry will ever let him die.

He must be like a serious OAP porpoise if he is genuine. But I have my suspicions..

Hitman3000

nervous_twitch wrote:

He must be like a serious OAP porpoise if he is genuine. But I have my suspicions..

He was first spotted in 1983, bottlenose dolphins ( fungi' s species) have been known to live up to 48 years old. Then again it's Kerry I wouldn't past those cute hoors to replace him when the old one wears out. Huge tourist attraction.

Sky King

Q why did the mushroom get invited to the party

A because he was a fun gi

Buford T. Justice XIX

Hitman3000 wrote: »

He was first spotted in 1983, bottlenose dolphins ( fungi' s species) have been known to live up to 48 years old. Then again it's Kerry I wouldn't past those cute hoors to replace him when the old one wears out. Huge tourist attraction.

There's lads training a new one there every winter when the tourists feck off.

Aren't all dolphins wonderful?

Hitman3000

Buford T. Justice V wrote:

There's lads training a new one there every winter when the tourists feck off.

Quite plausible to be honest.

Junkyard Tom

Deleted User wrote: »

Aren't all dolphins wonderful?

No. There was one hanging around Doolin there a couple years ago that assaulted a woman.

If I'd have been in the water it would have got a punch in the face and known its place.

denismc

Can anyone explain the porpoise of this thread?

deco nate

denismc wrote: »

Can anyone explain the porpoise of this thread?

It was mentioned on newstalk today....

donegal_man

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

No. There was one hanging around Doolin there a couple years ago that assaulted a woman.

If I'd have been in the water it would have got a punch in the face and known its place.

Errr, the water is the dolphin's place.

Ficheall

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

No. There was one hanging around Doolin there a couple years ago that assaulted a woman.

If I'd have been in the water it would have got a punch in the face and known its place.

Reckon that was related to the local youths pouring beer in its blowhole?

Purple Mountain

No he's still the same dolphin.
He's due his millenial cheque off Michael D next year.

nervous_twitch

deco nate wrote: »

denismc wrote: »

Can anyone explain the porpoise of this thread?

It was mentioned on newstalk today....

Coincidence! I live in France and today someone in the area told me they were in Dingle and saw our wonderful dolphin. I told them that I too saw him, in 1993, and then they asked me if there was more than one and how long do they live. I had to get very sketchy.

Donald Trump

Sky King wrote: »

Q why did the mushroom get invited to the party

A because he was a fun gi

Why did your sister get invited to the party?

Because she has a ....

DEFTLEFTHAND

Bottlenose dolphins live between 45 to 50 years.He was described as a mature when he first came on thescene in Dingle.


That original dolphin is long dead.

Donald Trump

denismc wrote: »

Can anyone explain the porpoise of this thread?

Something thing fishy going on here. I think he's codding you.

Even if that's the case, you should stop being so crabby. It's about time that you were put in your plaice. We've had it up to the gills with you on here

Fin.
<The End!>

whisky_galore

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

No. There was one hanging around Doolin there a couple years ago that assaulted a woman.

If I'd have been in the water it would have got a punch in the face and known its place.

Wouldn't blame the dolphin, humans trying to get close, hanging off it and general arsing around. It's a wild animal FFS not an episode of Flipper.

Collie D

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

No. There was one hanging around Doolin there a couple years ago that assaulted a woman.

If I'd have been in the water it would have got a punch in the face and known its place.

Keyboard warfare just got surreal

Discodog

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

No. There was one hanging around Doolin there a couple years ago that assaulted a woman.

If I'd have been in the water it would have got a punch in the face and known its place.

If people are dumb enough to try to swim with a Dolphin then they should expect consequences. A friendly poke could break your ribs, Dolphins play rough.

But speaking of "pokes" a female needs to be careful at certain times of the month, if she is going to swim with a male Dolphin.

Jack Kanoff

Same dolphin, he has a distinctive scar on his dorsal fin from his younger days when he got too close to a propeller....but having said that, he's about 40 now....he's an OAP in dolphin terms

YFlyer

Donald Trump wrote: »

Something thing fishy going on here. I think he's codding you.

Even if that's the case, you should stop being so crabby. It's about time that you were put in your plaice. We've had it up to the gills with you on here

Fin.
<The End!>

I'm herring you.

s15r330

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

No. There was one hanging around Doolin there a couple years ago that assaulted a woman.

If I'd have been in the water it would have got a punch in the face and known its place.

Big fella, if that dolphin wanted to it could kill you.
It was friendly until some dirtbags tried pouring beer in its blowhole, maybe they need the punch in the face

uck51js9zml2yt

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

No. There was one hanging around Doolin there a couple years ago that assaulted a woman.

If I'd have been in the water it would have got a punch in the face and known its place.

Can a dolphin be charged for assault?
You on the other hand for animal cruelty!!;)

uck51js9zml2yt

Jack Kanoff wrote: »

Same dolphin, he has a distinctive scar on his dorsal fin from his younger days when he got too close to a propeller....but having said that, he's about 40 now....he's an OAP in dolphin terms

I think you're codding us...another story from the Dingle peninsula!

I'll go go back to perch..ing on my branch:D

Jack Kanoff

Alayna Modern Watchband wrote: »

I think you're codding us...another story from the Dingle peninsula!

I'll go go back to perch..ing on my branch:D

That's a halibut you can't break!

ted1

Deleted User wrote: »

Aren't all dolphins wonderful?

No, some are assholes

Vladimir Poontang

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

No. There was one hanging around Doolin there a couple years ago that assaulted a woman.

If I'd have been in the water it would have got a punch in the face and known its place.

That dolphin had cider poured down its blowhole by ignorant scumbags. That same dolphin was constantly being grabbed and manhandled by stupid morons.

People got what they deserved in the end.

Temptamperu

Its just an old lad in a suit looking for handouts.

whisky_galore

Wonderful dolphin lumbered with a stupid name.

cycle4fun

"Bottlenose dolphins live between 45 to 50 years.He was described as a mature when he first came on the scene in Dingle."

True, as someone else said. Money gets in the way of telling the truth.

benjamin d

Discodog wrote: »

But speaking of "pokes" a female needs to be careful at certain times of the month, if she is going to swim with a male Dolphin.

The dolphins and bears would only end up fighting amongst themselves

Are Am Eye

Make no mistake about it. Given half a chance, and if you your guard down for one second, Fungi would kill you and everyone in the world you care about.

Jack Kanoff

cycle4fun wrote: »

"Bottlenose dolphins live between 45 to 50 years.He was described as a mature when he first came on the scene in Dingle."

True, as someone else said. Money gets in the way of telling the truth.

They become mature at 5 years upwards...so he could have up to another 10 years in Dingle ... there's other things get in the way of telling the truth as well

SEPT 23 1989

I heard he used to run cocaine into Miami for one of the cartels in the early 80's

DEFTLEFTHAND

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

No. There was one hanging around Doolin there a couple years ago that assaulted a woman.

If I'd have been in the water it would have got a punch in the face and known its place.

That animal was abused. Arseholes poured tin of cider down her blowhole, she responded by ramming one the ejjits up against the pier wall.

Up to that point it had been friendly to bathers.


Some muppt councilman at the time said the creature should be destroyed. How about staying out of her environment instead or at least having the common deceny to show her respect. It's a powerful wild animal not a plaything.

Jurgen Klopp

Ficheall wrote: »

Reckon that was related to the local youths pouring beer in its blowhole?

DEFTLEFTHAND wrote: »

That animal was abused. Arseholes poured tin of cider down her blowhole, she responded by ramming one the ejjits up against the pier wall.

Up to that point it had been friendly to bathers.


Some muppt councilman at the time said the creature should be destroyed. How about staying out of her environment instead or at least having the common deceny to show her respect. It's a powerful wild animal not a plaything.

Correct. But it was some eejits camping down by the pier. The same undesirable "howya" types that it took years for locals to drive out of Kilkee and for locals to keep away from Lahinch even requiring a few slaps and the Gardai to be tipped off to be waiting with the paddy wagon outside

They were lucky they got away before the locals beat the heads off them, some concerned with animal welfare and to be fair and not expected some local boat operators who relied on her as part of the experience

She then moved to Inis Oirr, not far from Doolin in the grand scheme due to blasting for the new pier after the old one was fecked from storm damage

She was actually calmed down a lot by the locals who renamed her Sandy and was looking to swim with locals and students who stay there sometimes but some dolphin group came out warning against it.

I wont comment in that as maybe they just feared she'd be still kinda dangerous if she thought she was threatened again

Let's just say the islands don't have a Garda presence, so you don't get away with much if your a scumbag

Buford T. Justice XIX

SEPT 23 1989 wrote: »

I heard he used to run cocaine into Miami for one of the cartels in the early 80's

Yeah, that was just after getting back from Vietnam and was suffering from PTSD after spending a few months in a Viet Cong POW camp.

And we all know the Viet Cong don't care much for Special Ops troops after being captured.

In fairness, he has managed the move fairly well.

Zerbini Blewitt

it’s brill that Fungi or its doppelganger is still bobbing about the bream of Dingle bay. It warms the cockles of my heart. Many can’t help but clam up (or get a lump in their craw) when they hear about fungi doing the conger betwixt sea horses.

It is claimed that Fungi’s long term presence in DuC has something to do with an unusual series of events involving different shoals of shovelnose guitarfish, yellowtail grunt, sarcastic fringehead and swallowtail damselfish at separate locations in the past but that just may be local legend!

Donald Trump

Vladimir Poontang wrote: »

That same dolphin was constantly being grabbed and manhandled by stupid morons.

#metoo

cbreeze

Over the past 20 years I have been in and out of Dingle by sail. In the early days Fungi was lively and would soar out of the water and splash you for fun. But in more recent times the dolphin has last a lot of his energy. I'm surprised that the creature is still going but I wish him well (and the tour boat industry, etc).

uck51js9zml2yt

Will we need a task force set up when he eventually dies?
Think of all those poor kerrymen out of work!

CrankyHaus

I'd assumed Funghi was dead for years and cute hoors were talking up sightings for tourists.

Went paddleboarding near Dingle a while back and there was a dolphin out.
It had fairly distinct scarring. The locals said it was Funghi.

Junkyard Tom

s15r330 wrote: »

Big fella, if that dolphin wanted to it could kill you.

No fish could ever step to me. :cool:

whisky_galore

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

No fish could ever step to me. :cool:

It's not a fish.

Seth Brundle

Junkyard Tom wrote: »

No. There was one hanging around Doolin there a couple years ago that assaulted a woman.

If I'd have been in the water it would have got a punch in the face and known its place.

It is offensive nowadays to treat wimmins like objects or with a few slaps.

Are Am Eye

Orcas Here !


Sleep tight Fungi.




* I don't know if Dolphins sleep?