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They’re saying: So long, and thanks for all the fish.
Ok, all joking aside. Wouldn’t it be awesome to be able to communicate verbally with another species?
Only to find out that whales are some of the foulest mouthed, rudest, and just plain mean creatures on the planet. Sure, they are mostly gentle physically, but they will absolutely destroy you verbally.
But all joking aside... what would you ask a whale?
I had not thought about what to ask a whale.
I’d probably ask them some inane crap and they’ll respond by threatening me, my family, my friends. They’ll leave me depressed and lost. On second thought, maybe we shouldn’t communicate with them.
Or, I’ll end up finding out that they are the original founders of Reddit and they’ve been posting memes non stop for 15 years trying to topple humanity.
I'd ask what it thought about Star Trek IV.
I'd ask it to jump out of its tail.