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    1. Doncaster Council‏Verified account @MyDoncaster Apr 6

      Fortunately, at least for the purposes of this history lesson, they chose option 3. They would blow up the whale.pic.twitter.com/39r7noYnHo

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    2. Doncaster Council‏Verified account @MyDoncaster Apr 6

      George Thornton, who sensibly seems to be wearing a hard hat, was the engineer in charge of the explosion. By his own admission, he wasn’t sure how much dynamite would be needed to completely obliterate one of the world’s largest mammals, so he opted for half a tonne.pic.twitter.com/st2VLfsiha

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    3. Doncaster Council‏Verified account @MyDoncaster Apr 6

      An ex-member of the military advised George and the other officials that this was waaaay too much, and just a few sticks of dynamite would be enough. They ignored his advice.pic.twitter.com/J9hVoy44Fj

      29 replies 550 retweets 6,697 likes
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    4. Doncaster Council‏Verified account @MyDoncaster Apr 6

      On 12 November, in front of a crowd of excited spectators (yes, really)...they exploded the whale.

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    5. Doncaster Council‏Verified account @MyDoncaster Apr 6

      Very quickly, the short-sightedness of the plan became evident. The huge amount of dynamite sent massive chunks of blubber flying through the chilly air, and it rained down around the terrified onlookers.pic.twitter.com/LTD5c3e4Ca

      22 replies 504 retweets 5,693 likes
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    6. Doncaster Council‏Verified account @MyDoncaster Apr 6

      The overwhelming smell sent people running for their homes as rotting whale plopped down around them. The situation was dangerous - a car was even crushed by a huge lump of blubber a quarter of a mile away.pic.twitter.com/Mw0svXy90Y

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    7. Doncaster Council‏Verified account @MyDoncaster Apr 6

      To cap everything off, the main bit of the whale stayed exactly where it had been. The problem hadn’t gone away, only now there were thousands of bits of problem spread for miles around.

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    8. Doncaster Council‏Verified account @MyDoncaster Apr 6

      So why do we tell you this story? Well, as far as we can see, there are three #coronavirus lessons here:pic.twitter.com/1mAG2albiH

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    9. Doncaster Council‏Verified account @MyDoncaster Apr 6

      1️⃣ DON’T IGNORE THE ADVICE THAT EXPERTS GIVE YOU. They know what they’re talking about.

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    10. Doncaster Council‏Verified account @MyDoncaster Apr 6

      2️⃣ Sometimes, it’s better to just sit at home and do nothing than go outside and do something ridiculous. Let nature take its course.

      34 replies 1,878 retweets 19,868 likes
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      Doncaster Council‏Verified account @MyDoncaster Apr 6

      3️⃣ When you ignore expert advice and act like an idiot, you cover everyone else with decaying whale blubber. #StayHome and stop being selfish. 🧨 🐳

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        1. Doncaster Council‏Verified account @MyDoncaster Apr 6

          Doncaster Council Retweeted City of Florence, Oregon

          And with this glorious moment, the circle of life is complete. Our friends at the real place, Florence, Oregon, have seen our tweets. 🧨🐳 https://twitter.com/cityflorenceor/status/1247225490701615104?s=21 …https://twitter.com/CityFlorenceOR/status/1247225490701615104 …

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          We can all learn from the past! #StayHomeSaveLives https://twitter.com/MyDoncaster/status/1247083713428631553 …
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        2. Chris Simmonds‏ @okitlogo Apr 6
          Replying to @MyDoncaster

          4⃣ As the Queen said...."Whale meat again"

          5 replies 13 retweets 309 likes
        3. Doncaster Council‏Verified account @MyDoncaster Apr 6
          Replying to @okitlogo

          Chris, would you like a job?

          2 replies 2 retweets 225 likes
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        2. Louise Mensch‏Verified account @LouiseMensch Apr 6
          Replying to @MyDoncaster

          Are you an @buzzfeed alum y/n :)

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        3. Doncaster Council‏Verified account @MyDoncaster Apr 6
          Replying to @LouiseMensch @BuzzFeed

          n, Louise. n.

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        2. MTL is still social distancing‏ @MTL613 Apr 6
          Replying to @MyDoncaster

          Perfect thread. The only thing missing is one more pun at the end -- "don't be shellfish" 😜

          2 replies 1 retweet 55 likes
        3. BHAUG1974‏ @BHAUG1974 Apr 6
          Replying to @MTL613 @MyDoncaster

          ......and Cray indoors ....

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        2. Owen‏ @Dr_OG49 Apr 6
          Replying to @MyDoncaster

          What an overwhaleming disaster!

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        3. Bern‏ @LovelywaytoBern Apr 6
          Replying to @Dr_OG49 @MyDoncaster

          I came here looking for puns and you did not disappoint. Thank you.

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        2. _gizmo_‏ @_gizmo_ Apr 6
          Replying to @MyDoncaster

          Taking the metaphor more literally, the whale could have also been a host of a novel virus and everyone nearby could have picked it up in the whale aerosol. 'Whale aerosol'. That's GOT to be the first time those words have been put together in a sentence.

          1 reply 2 retweets 19 likes
        3. Scott MacEachern‏ @smaceachern2 Apr 6
          Replying to @_gizmo_ @MyDoncaster

          Sounds better as whalosol.

          0 replies 0 retweets 9 likes
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