Karen Kilgariff
π€ SpeakerAppearances Over Time
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You know what it's like to be on a raft. But his raft was nice. It was pretty sweet. It was huge. And he had that great suitcase. Yeah. Her raft was slowly disintegrating. No. Yes. Sweet baby angel. So she has to hang her legs over the side to float like the plastic rubbery part that has the air in it. is the part that's not disintegrating.
You know what it's like to be on a raft. But his raft was nice. It was pretty sweet. It was huge. And he had that great suitcase. Yeah. Her raft was slowly disintegrating. No. Yes. Sweet baby angel. So she has to hang her legs over the side to float like the plastic rubbery part that has the air in it. is the part that's not disintegrating.
So she has to sit on the edge and then hang her legs over the side. Then parrotfish come and start biting her legs.
So she has to sit on the edge and then hang her legs over the side. Then parrotfish come and start biting her legs.
I don't know. They start biting her legs. I bet they're the ones that you see in tropical fish tanks. Yeah. They think they're all big, but they're fancy colors in their teeth. Fucking shark food. So that's her first day at Sucks. The next day... That's her first day.
I don't know. They start biting her legs. I bet they're the ones that you see in tropical fish tanks. Yeah. They think they're all big, but they're fancy colors in their teeth. Fucking shark food. So that's her first day at Sucks. The next day... That's her first day.
The next day she wakes up, her tongue is swelling in her mouth because of all the salt that she's taking in and no hydration. And then she sees a plane and she's waving. She takes her shirt off and waves and waves and waves this white shirt over her head. It dips down toward her a little bit and then flies away. And never comes back.
The next day she wakes up, her tongue is swelling in her mouth because of all the salt that she's taking in and no hydration. And then she sees a plane and she's waving. She takes her shirt off and waves and waves and waves this white shirt over her head. It dips down toward her a little bit and then flies away. And never comes back.
Yeah. That was how she was going to get saved. Nope. So that afternoon, she spots some shapes swimming in the water about 30 yards away. And she's scared to death because she thinks they're sharks. Send her foe. When they come closer, it's a pod of porpoises that swim with her.
Yeah. That was how she was going to get saved. Nope. So that afternoon, she spots some shapes swimming in the water about 30 yards away. And she's scared to death because she thinks they're sharks. Send her foe. When they come closer, it's a pod of porpoises that swim with her.
For hours and hours. Never. No. Now we all cry. At the beauty of nature. Are you, this is 100% for sure. Yes, this is from her, this is her book, Alone, Orphan of the Ocean.
For hours and hours. Never. No. Now we all cry. At the beauty of nature. Are you, this is 100% for sure. Yes, this is from her, this is her book, Alone, Orphan of the Ocean.
Have you ever seen those specials where they have children that have like brain damage or some kind of disease get into water with a dolphin? They do studies and their brain function improves when they're around dolphins. Aww. Dolphins have like weird fucking children ESP and they know when something's in the water and needs their help.
Have you ever seen those specials where they have children that have like brain damage or some kind of disease get into water with a dolphin? They do studies and their brain function improves when they're around dolphins. Aww. Dolphins have like weird fucking children ESP and they know when something's in the water and needs their help.
Please, with all your tuna. All right. Okay, so that night, the sea is totally still. Now, I'm going to admit to a half lie in this because I remember this from the book, but I read this book almost 20 years ago. Okay. So who knows what bullshit I've layered on top of this, but I'm pretty sure I remember this. Yeah.
Please, with all your tuna. All right. Okay, so that night, the sea is totally still. Now, I'm going to admit to a half lie in this because I remember this from the book, but I read this book almost 20 years ago. Okay. So who knows what bullshit I've layered on top of this, but I'm pretty sure I remember this. Yeah.
That this one night was still, so she could see the stars like down to the horizon.
That this one night was still, so she could see the stars like down to the horizon.
And there was bioluminescent algae in the water. So it was all like she basically said she wasn't that scared until the very end because these cool things kept happening. And that was one of them that she saw like that the whole ocean was glowing green. And then she could see every single star. This reminds me of James and the Giant Peach.
And there was bioluminescent algae in the water. So it was all like she basically said she wasn't that scared until the very end because these cool things kept happening. And that was one of them that she saw like that the whole ocean was glowing green. And then she could see every single star. This reminds me of James and the Giant Peach.