Possible Clues:

• Keep talking about consuming ordinary grains
• Continue talking annoyingly about old pointed weapon
• Talk tediously about old whale killer
• Brother unable to speak regarding weapon
• Ideal for those getting to grips with Moby Dick, for instance, or is that said to be a slip of the tongue?
• Endlessly make point holding old spear
• Queequeg wielded one
• Wretched orphan bearing old weapon
• Talk tediously about old hunting weapon
• Talk show hostess upset about threat to whales