What age is Fungi the Dolphin

2ygb4cmqetsjhx

Was just thinking about Fungi there today. Saw him years ago. Seems he is outliving all his dolphin cousins by about 5 years. Is there something fishy going on down in dingle? What is the story with Fungi anyway?

biko

Glad you asked!

In 1984, Paddy Ferriter, the Dingle Harbour lighthouse keeper, first began watching a lone wild dolphin escort the town's fishing boats to and from port. By August of that year, local Ministry of Marine manager Kevin Flannery was able to officially record the dolphin as a "permanent" resident of the entrance channel and self-appointed "pilot" of the fleet.

Two years later the continuous investigations of a couple of cetacea enthusiasts, Sheila Stokes and Brian Holmes, brought them to Dingle Pier and into conversation with the seamen who were still being entertained by the dolphin. Nine months of intensive aquatic contact later, the dolphin had decided to develop from a timid but inquisitive observer of the human visitors into a playful, though mischievous, companion.

It also soon became apparent that having become accustomed to them, all humans, particularly females, would be welcome. Now each and every person receives the same special preferential treatment, be they swimmers, divers, canoeists, windsurfers, or children paddling from the small adjacent beach.

During the summer months Fungie is often seen taking fish in the harbour mouth. On several occasions he has been observed catching a fish commonly known as a "Garfish", a species which had not previously been recorded as part of a dolphin's diet. During the winter months he must travel further a field for his nourishment.

Fizman

Thanks bikopedia.

Temptamperu

hes just an old man in a dolphin suit... its a scam too lure amerians and gullible irish

Asphyxia

Wow! He's older than me

TheUsual

He is one big fecking fish up close.
With the recession and all, we should turn him into fish fingers.

Sorry Fungi. *single-tear*

Aoifey!

Haven't seen him since I was little, now I really wanna go see him again.

TheUsual

Off topic.


Is three testicles an advantage, do you find ?
Like cycling ... how does that go ?

chucken1

TheUsual wrote: »

He is one big fecking fish up close.
With the recession and all, we should turn him into fish fingers.

Sorry Fungi. *single-tear*

Mammal...
Hes a mammal,not a fish

AnamGlas

TheUsual wrote: »

Off topic.


Is three testicles an advantage, do you find ?
Like cycling ... how does that go ?

We're talking about a different kind of fungi

2ygb4cmqetsjhx

TheUsual wrote: »

Off topic.


Is three testicles an advantage, do you find ?
Like cycling ... how does that go ?

If going into a long battle what is better? Having two fully loaded guns or three?

Saila

he's dead now

2ygb4cmqetsjhx

Saila wrote: »

he's dead now

Really?

baldbear

Itzel Tasty Camel wrote: »

Really?

Yep. Sad really. He went mad on heroin.

Saila

Itzel Tasty Camel wrote: »

Really?

dolphins dont live as long as humans, and humans cant tell fungi from fred the dolphin

TheUsual

chucken1 wrote: »

Mammal...
Hes a mammal,not a fish

Mammal-fingers ?
Fish-fingers ?

You are just arguing over spelling really.
It will taste the same.

Blazer

Fungi's not long left now for this earth...saw him about 2 years ago and he was bloody frakked...apart from surfacing he could barely roll over let alone flip..

chucken1

TheUsual wrote: »

Mammal-fingers ?
Fish-fingers ?

You are just arguing over spelling really.
It will taste the same.

shup!:(

TheUsual

AnamGlas wrote: »

We're talking about a different kind of fungi

"Fun-guy"

I see what you did there.

WalterMitty

Had fungi on me dolphin once. Nasty itch for weeks.

hondasam

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eK-LeeGslMA

Fungi is believed to have been born in the mid-1970's.

Chuck Stone

Feckin Kerry dolphins. Couldn't beat them with a schtick.

rivalius13

chucken1 wrote: »

Mammal...
Hes a mammal,not a fish

I dunno, when I buy tuna that isn't dolphin friendly I barely notice the difference, can't be THAT far away from fish.

lastlaugh

Off topic,

Was someone charged with molesting Fungi a few years back?

They were in a Dingy, got up close to him and tried fingering his blow hole?

Could be wrong though.

Saila

hondasam wrote: »

Fungi is believed to have been born in the mid-1970's.

thats settles it then, its deffinately fred the dolpin now then, I was conned :mad:

hondasam

lastlaugh wrote: »

Off topic,

Was someone charged with molesting Fungi a few years back?

They were in a Dingy, got up close to him and tried fingering his blow hole?

Could be wrong though.

I think fungi molested some woman.

Aoifey!

lastlaugh wrote: »

Off topic,

Was someone charged with molesting Fungi a few years back?

They were in a Dingy, got up close to him and tried fingering his blow hole?

Could be wrong though.

:eek:

Saila

hondasam wrote: »

I think fungi molested some woman.

he though she was a cat

opinion guy

Sc@recrow wrote: »

Fungi's not long left now for this earth...saw him about 2 years ago and he was bloody frakked...apart from surfacing he could barely roll over let alone flip..

Saw him about 14 months ago and he was flying around the place!

Althought \i do think he is probably robotic t this stage

D1stant

lastlaugh wrote: »

Off topic,

Was someone charged with molesting Fungi a few years back?

They were in a Dingy, got up close to him and tried fingering his blow hole?

Could be wrong though.

Neagh - FingyDingy

Mountainlad

I was told once that the reason he stayed there on his own is because he's gay.

Honest to God, that is what I was told. I'm not trying to be funny here.

D1stant

Itzel Tasty Camel wrote: »

Was just thinking about Fungi there today. Saw him years ago. Seems he is outliving all his dolphin cousins by about 5 years. Is there something fishy going on down in dingle? What is the story with Fungi anyway?

My name is Fungi McCloud from the pod McCloud I am 978 years old. I am immortal

lastlaugh

Mountainlad wrote: »

I was told once that the reason he stayed there on his own is because he's gay.

Honest to God, that is what I was told. I'm not trying to be funny here.

That could explain why yerman wwas trying to fiddle with his blow hole so.

Mountainlad

lastlaugh wrote: »

That could explain why yerman wwas trying to fiddle with his blow hole so.

To me that would suggest 'yerman' is a dolphin rapist...if he exists.

Without trying to sound too cynical, I have to say Fungi will probably always be in Dingle if ya catch my drift, given his value to the local economy...wouldn't blame 'em of course, but in 20 years time questions (moreso than now) will be asked.

Den_M

Flipper the bush kanga-dolphin

Mr. Boo

Mountainlad wrote: »

To me that would suggest 'yerman' is a dolphin rapist...if he exists.

Without trying to sound too cynical, I have to say Fungi will probably always be in Dingle if ya catch my drift, given his value to the local economy...wouldn't blame 'em of course, but in 20 years time questions (moreso than now) will be asked.

Do they just go out and find a new oddball dolphin that will hang around Dingle with boats full of yanks circling him, even though he's free to go wherever he wants, every time a Fungi dies?

Mountainlad

Mr. Boo wrote: »

Do they just go out and find a new oddball dolphin that will hang around Dingle with boats full of yanks circling him, even though he's free to go wherever he wants, every time a Fungi dies?

A fair point, I do think he's the still the same one, but like what are they going to do when he dies? I'd imagine they'll find a way, or they'll try.

Who knows maybe we'll have Fungi the Blue Whale in the future :rolleyes:

Saila

Den_M wrote: »

Flipper the bush kanga-dolphin

my mam did that once made a love child like ^ out of the skippy song and the flipper song hilarious it was
the tune of skippy but with flipper instead of skippy..
mam: "flipperrrrrr...flipperrr...fliper......."
me after hearing the tune and realising what she was doing: "......flipper the bush kangaroo???!?!?"
hilarity all round it was! :pac:

cocoshovel

I always just assumed it was the name given to any auld dolphin that popped up down there. I find it hard to believe that its the same dolphin and he isn't dead yet.

Only in Ireland would we nearly make a national hero out of a dolphin down in Kerry :pac:

biko

biko wrote: »

Glad you asked!

In 1984, Paddy Ferriter, the Dingle Harbour lighthouse keeper, first began watching a lone wild dolphin escort the town's fishing boats to and from port. By August of that year, local Ministry of Marine manager Kevin Flannery was able to officially record the dolphin as a "permanent" resident of the entrance channel and self-appointed "pilot" of the fleet.

Two years later the continuous investigations of a couple of cetacea enthusiasts, Sheila Stokes and Brian Holmes, brought them to Dingle Pier and into conversation with the seamen who were still being entertained by the dolphin. Nine months of intensive aquatic contact later, the dolphin had decided to develop from a timid but inquisitive observer of the human visitors into a playful, though mischievous, companion.

It also soon became apparent that having become accustomed to them, all humans, particularly females, would be welcome. Now each and every person receives the same special preferential treatment, be they swimmers, divers, canoeists, windsurfers, or children paddling from the small adjacent beach.

During the summer months Fungie is often seen taking fish in the harbour mouth. On several occasions he has been observed catching a fish commonly known as a "Garfish", a species which had not previously been recorded as part of a dolphin's diet. During the winter months he must travel further a field for his nourishment.

Wow probably the most intelligent post ever on AH! :eek: :pac:

EDIT: Not being sarcastic OP.

4zn76tysfajdxp

Mountainlad wrote: »

I was told once that the reason he stayed there on his own is because he's gay.

Honest to God, that is what I was told. I'm not trying to be funny here.

So he goes around Mountainlads?

Standard Toaster

He's 117.....in dog years

buyer95

Ithought it was a well known fact that fungi died a couple of years ago and was replaced so the gullible tourists would keep coming. There is always likely to be a fungi in dingle bay

hondasam

Deleted User wrote: »

Wow probably the most intelligent post ever on AH! :eek: :pac:

EDIT: Not being sarcastic OP.

Beautifully written,He has a way with words.

AgileMyth

baldbear wrote: »

Yep. Sad really. He went mad on heroin.

Ah man, he needed that like a hole in the head.






:pac:

randylonghorn

cocoshovel wrote: »

I always just assumed it was the name given to any auld dolphin that popped up down there. I find it hard to believe that its the same dolphin and he isn't dead yet.

It's unusual enough that one lone dolphin would decide to hang around all this time and become the local pet (or make the locals into his pets would probably describe it better!). The chances that two in a row would choose to do so are so tiny statistically as not to merit serious consideration.

Dolphins are highly sociable, and normally live in pods. Lone dolphins who get separated and who settle in one place, substituting socialising with humans for socialising with their podmates, are few and far between.

While bottlenose dolphins have an average life expectancy of about 25 years, some have been known to live between 40 and 50 years. And it is hardly surprising that Fungi would live above the average span at least: he has a rich feeding ground more or less to himself, and the tidal mouth of the harbour into Dingle Bay proper is especially suitable for his purposes; he spends a lot of his time in a relatively sheltered environment, safe from many of the normal hazards that he might otherwise encounter.

And I suspect that many of the expert visitors, marine biologists and others, who have visited him regularly over the years (many from abroad) would notice a substitution. His markings and scars have been well documented; in fact, it would be no trouble at all to generate a passport for Fungi! :pac:

WIZE

Mountainlad wrote: »

I was told once that the reason he stayed there on his own is because he's gay.

Honest to God, that is what I was told. I'm not trying to be funny here.

When you were told that Fungi was interested in Seamen I think you got it wrong

Mountainlad

Fletcher Inexpensive Shindig wrote: »

So he goes around Mountainlads?

WIZE wrote: »

When you were told that Fungi was interested in Seamen I think you got it wrong

Appreciated, but no. I was told by a local.

ScumLord

buyer95 wrote: »

Ithought it was a well known fact that fungi died a couple of years ago and was replaced so the gullible tourists would keep coming. There is always likely to be a fungi in dingle bay

How do you replace a wild animal? They'd need a continuous stock of new ones that they would release at one end of the bay only to watch them swim out to freedom straight away.

starlit

He is over 20 years old!

JONJO THE MISER

Yeah he is alive and well, heard it from someone from Dingle today.