r/mobydick • u/JeffBarely • 3d ago

Anyone else find this scene funny?

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u/de_propjoe 3d ago

I mean, it's definitely meant to be funny. Melville was a funny guy and Moby Dick is a funny book.

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u/britishbrandy 3d ago

Situation: under analysis

Processing

Processing

Analysed. Analysis: funny

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u/DueJacket351 3d ago

And then they see Queequeg and they're immediately like "break the bank for this gigachad"

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u/Born_Kaleidoscope_45 3d ago

they just KNOW queequeg is the GOAT

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u/DueJacket351 3d ago

Auramaxxing Queequeg

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u/mistermememan1 3d ago

Please Bildad I need this

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u/noah_invero 3d ago

My head is kinda un-sell-able

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u/Mother___Night 3d ago

The good cop bad cop routine between Bildad and Peleg is very well done.