“Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads, a whale of a tale or two...” – Ned Land, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ... Movie Quotes Database

[singing]

Got a whale of a tale to tell ya, lads, a whale of a tale or two, 'bout the floppin' fish and the girls I've loved on nights like this with the moon above. A whale of a tale and it's all true, I swear by my tattoo. There was Mermaid Minnie; met her down in Madagascar. She would kiss me anytime that I would ask her. Then one evening, her flame of love blew out. Blow me down and pick me up, she swapped me for a trout!

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Ned Land There's one thing you ought to know, Professor: Nemo's cracked. I've yet to see the day you can make a deal with a mad dog. So while you're feeding him sugar, I'll be figuring a plan to muzzle him. Professor Pierre Aronnax A strange twilight world opened up before me, and I felt as the first man to set foot on another planet, an intruder in this mystic garden of the deep. Ned Land Sorry I had to wallop you, Professor. But there wasn't time to stop for souvenirs. Professor Aronnax Perhaps you did mankind a service, Ned.