Bye, WHALE! Vietnamese fishermen gathered by the thousands to give a royal funeral and farewell to a gigantic dead whale. The whale was floating lifeless 26 miles off the coast yesterday before it was spotted. Ten boats full of fishermen spent a day hauling it ashore. The whale is referred to as "ngai" ("Your Excellency") which has an honorific translation used only when … [Read more...] about Farewell, Whale!