Speed-dating The Opening Passage of Melville’s Moby Dick

“Call me Ishmael.” Hiiii Ishmael, I’m Sasha, nice to meet you haha. Ok so, I’m not going to ask about where you work or where you’re from, that’s so cheesy, so tell me about an interesting trip or adventure you’ve done? “Some years ago—never mind how long precisely—having little or no money in my purse, and nothing particular to interest me on shore, I thought I would sail about a little and see…