Whale food Here's one for you.... I laughed out loud! A little girl was talking to her teacher about whales. The teacher said it was physically impossible for a whale to swallow a human because, even though it is a very large mammal, its throat is very small. The little girl stated that Jonah was swallowed by a whale. The teacher, slightly irritated, reiterated that a whale could not swallow a human; it was impossible. The little girl said, "When I get to heaven, I will ask Jonah." The teacher asked sarcastically, "What if Jonah went to hell?" The little girl replied, "Then you ask him."