mfw i take the higgledy-piggledy whale statements for veritable gospel cetology
December 15, 2025 at 11:55 AM
mfw i take the higgledy-piggledy whale statements for veritable gospel cetology
Cetology or nothing 🐋
How to Memorize an Entire Chapter from “Moby Dick”: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
How to Memorize an Entire Chapter from “Moby Dick”: The Art and Science of Remembering Everything
Sometimes, when I can’t sleep, I mentally revisit the various homes of my childhood, wandering from room to room, turning on lights and peering in closets until I conk out.
Turns out these imaginary ...
www.openculture.com
September 25, 2026 at 2:56 AM
Cetology or nothing 🐋
Moby Dick.
Including getting Sir David Attenborough to do the Cetology chapters.
Including getting Sir David Attenborough to do the Cetology chapters.
June 6, 2026 at 12:27 AM
Moby Dick.
Including getting Sir David Attenborough to do the Cetology chapters.
Including getting Sir David Attenborough to do the Cetology chapters.
CHAPTER 32. Cetology.
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September 30, 2026 at 2:47 AM
CHAPTER 32. Cetology.
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My mom last week: "a WHOLE EPISODE on Cetology??"
My mom today: "I need three more episodes on Cetology"
(also see Rob's previous skeet in this thread, READING, it's the best)
My mom today: "I need three more episodes on Cetology"
(also see Rob's previous skeet in this thread, READING, it's the best)
If you liked that post 👆🏼may I recommend my podcast with @hesterblum.bsky.social that is *exclusively* about Moby-Dick? Ep 5 is out today! Most eps cover a few chapters but this one we focus on one: Cetology! exploringthegreats.com/moby-dick
Exploring Moby-Dick — A Herman Melville Podcast & Book Club
Join Professor Hester Blum and actor-writer Rob Delaney as they navigate Moby-Dick, the both devastating and hilarious journey of men at odds with the sea and themselves. Together they explore the cha...
exploringthegreats.com
September 1, 2026 at 6:08 PM
My mom last week: "a WHOLE EPISODE on Cetology??"
My mom today: "I need three more episodes on Cetology"
(also see Rob's previous skeet in this thread, READING, it's the best)
My mom today: "I need three more episodes on Cetology"
(also see Rob's previous skeet in this thread, READING, it's the best)
hint: its not about any science except cetology
September 5, 2025 at 2:43 AM
hint: its not about any science except cetology
CH. 32: CETOLOGY but it's about Pokémon
September 19, 2026 at 11:47 PM
CH. 32: CETOLOGY but it's about Pokémon
April 15, 2026 at 11:00 AM
We’ve run the numbers and seen all the data models. It’s not looking good.
May 16, 2025 at 11:30 PM
We’ve run the numbers and seen all the data models. It’s not looking good.
it is remarkable how much cetology can be collapsed with the simple answer: because they are people and they are doing people thing
October 4, 2023 at 12:45 AM
it is remarkable how much cetology can be collapsed with the simple answer: because they are people and they are doing people thing
The cetology bit might be interesting as a stand-alone, but it’s an effective barrier to finishing the damn book.
February 25, 2026 at 1:15 PM
The cetology bit might be interesting as a stand-alone, but it’s an effective barrier to finishing the damn book.
cetology chapter of Moby Dick but instead of types of whales it’s Ishmael explaining different niche online dramas and discourses
August 30, 2023 at 1:25 AM
cetology chapter of Moby Dick but instead of types of whales it’s Ishmael explaining different niche online dramas and discourses
Yeh I'm halfway through the cetology chapter and lost track of the number of times I thought 'THAT can't be right' and it wasn't.
February 16, 2025 at 8:33 AM
Yeh I'm halfway through the cetology chapter and lost track of the number of times I thought 'THAT can't be right' and it wasn't.
Cetology and Bulkington are the best! Cetology/Bulkington 2028!
January 8, 2026 at 1:53 AM
Cetology and Bulkington are the best! Cetology/Bulkington 2028!
lolllll
and guess what bitches!! i'm reading the moby dick cetology chapter right now 🐋
and guess what bitches!! i'm reading the moby dick cetology chapter right now 🐋
a blue whale’s anus can stretch up to over 3 feet making it the 2nd largest asshole in the world behind jd vance
January 11, 2026 at 9:54 PM
lolllll
and guess what bitches!! i'm reading the moby dick cetology chapter right now 🐋
and guess what bitches!! i'm reading the moby dick cetology chapter right now 🐋
Inspired by @flaminghydra.com I am finally reading Moby-Dick and I am so so so stoked to get to the cetology chapter
February 4, 2026 at 11:35 AM
Inspired by @flaminghydra.com I am finally reading Moby-Dick and I am so so so stoked to get to the cetology chapter
Melville wasn’t serialized, he wrote all that cetology shit for the love of the game
October 2, 2024 at 11:45 PM
Melville wasn’t serialized, he wrote all that cetology shit for the love of the game
In honor of CH 32 CETOLOGY let's all revisit this incredible post 🐋
January 9, 2024 at 6:16 PM
In honor of CH 32 CETOLOGY let's all revisit this incredible post 🐋
An alternate perspective on the CETOLOGY chapter: it's my favorite part of the book. I think it's hilarious and awesome and a good character insight into Ishmael.
If you are a hater, by all means skip it. Not everything is for everyone. But if you're a first time reader, give CETOLOGY a chance! 🐋
If you are a hater, by all means skip it. Not everything is for everyone. But if you're a first time reader, give CETOLOGY a chance! 🐋
Tomorrow is the divisive (and frankly tedious to some) CETOLOGY chapter and I want to emphasize that it's perfectly okay in this book club to skim a chapter if it's annoying or complain about the book. I'm not your professor. There are no grades! And if you like the chapter too, that's fine too! 🐋
January 8, 2026 at 6:27 PM
An alternate perspective on the CETOLOGY chapter: it's my favorite part of the book. I think it's hilarious and awesome and a good character insight into Ishmael.
If you are a hater, by all means skip it. Not everything is for everyone. But if you're a first time reader, give CETOLOGY a chance! 🐋
If you are a hater, by all means skip it. Not everything is for everyone. But if you're a first time reader, give CETOLOGY a chance! 🐋
I have reached the cetology chapter!!
February 3, 2026 at 5:14 AM
I have reached the cetology chapter!!
Marine biology, but specifically Cetology!
September 3, 2026 at 6:34 PM
Marine biology, but specifically Cetology!
Ok the cetology chapter is GREAT and it actually helped me make sense of some marine biology & industrial whaling Events
yes I would love to elaborate. later this evening bc I got stuff to do
yes I would love to elaborate. later this evening bc I got stuff to do
It's much funnier than I expected. People drag the chapter listing all the types of whales as dry and pointless, but it's delightful. Ishmael comes up with his own (perfect) name for dolphins because there are so many porpoises and "something must be done."
April 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Ok the cetology chapter is GREAT and it actually helped me make sense of some marine biology & industrial whaling Events
yes I would love to elaborate. later this evening bc I got stuff to do
yes I would love to elaborate. later this evening bc I got stuff to do