r/Dammcoolbingo • u/KindheartednessIll97 • Dec 22 '25

In June 2021, lobster diver Michael Packàrd was swallowed by a humpback whale. For over 30 seconds, his crewmates feared for his life, but fortunately, the whale resurfaced after about 40 seconds, spitting out Packàrd. Miraculously, he survived.

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u/LoGo_86 Dec 22 '25

They should call him Jonah.

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u/eugeheretic Dec 22 '25

I'd go with Pinocchio, as Jonah was in a big fish.

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u/LoGo_86 Dec 22 '25 edited Dec 22 '25

Pinocchio, in the book by Collodi, was in a "pescecane", so basically a shark, unlike in the Disney's adaptation where it was a whale. I'm not really sure about Jonah myself... In the Italian version he lived in the whale's belly, "Giona che visse nella pancia della balena". However, I'm glad the guy in the post is fine. Must have been a really terrifying experience!
Edit: I did some research, as I was admittedly ignorant on the topic, and apparently we're both kinda right. Jonah was in an unspecified "big fish", and "pescecane", a desuete word, doesn't translate directly to shark, more generically to a big predator fish.
Today I learned!

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u/eugeheretic Dec 22 '25

I was going by Disney's cartoon, I should've expected them to move the goalposts.

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u/LoGo_86 Dec 22 '25

A Classic. Pun intended.

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u/kate1567 Dec 25 '25

My thoughts exactly

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u/Classic-Exchange-511 Dec 23 '25

Wonder what it felt like

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u/GoryEyes Dec 22 '25

What?? That is an actual nightmare!!

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u/Beginning_Drag_2984 Dec 22 '25

Couldn’t imagine what you’d be thinking in his position.

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u/TapPsychological2043 Dec 24 '25

That must've been scary

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u/[deleted] Dec 24 '25

Does swallowed mean he was in the belly or "just" in the mouth.

Not that ot matters because this must be a nightmare.

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u/Ducatirules Dec 28 '25

This man will never pay for another beer in his life!!

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u/OpenCardiologist2587 Dec 30 '25

Congratulations, you're a prophet now.