Great White shark kills US diver in Australia

[nikimcbee]

Ya'll are totally missing the point. The sharks are just doing their job. Remember, What is Australia?

A penal colony. (no you're thinking of penile)

Now if these people were able to escape, just think of how much more dangerous the world would be.

These sharks are there to keep the criminals on the colony.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Ya'll are totally missing the point. The sharks are just doing their job. Remember, What is Australia?

A penal colony. (no you're thinking of penile)

Now if these people were able to escape, just think of how much more dangerous the world would be.

These sharks are there to keep the criminals on the colony.

Ya crazy bugga

[TheSatyr]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Ya'll are totally missing the point. The sharks are just doing their job. Remember, What is Australia?

A penal colony. (no you're thinking of penile)

Now if these people were able to escape, just think of how much more dangerous the world would be.

These sharks are there to keep the criminals on the colony.

That would also explain the salt water crocs that hang out around there. The Oceans around Australia are just super sized moats filled with critters that are supposed to keep them aussies from escaping and subjecting their odd dialect on the rest of the world.

Too bad the invention of air travel neutralized the moat.

(I kid...I kid...I've never met an Australian I didn't like...maybe that was because I had no idea what the hell they were saying...and have you ever voice chatted with a drunk Tasmanian...eeeeek!!!...).

[Howard313]

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Protip: Eat them before they eat you!

That is all.

[Platapus]

I believe it was Frank Buck who once said, much more eloquently than I can, that once humans move from their human cultural environment into the animal environment, they cease to be humans and are now animals subject to all the risks that all other animals face. That risk includes being considered a food source.

I really can't fault the shark for doing what sharks are supposed to do. I have sympathy to his family on their loss.

[Hottentot]

Originally Posted by Platapus

I believe it was Frank Buck who once said, much more eloquently than I can, that once humans move from their human cultural environment into the animal environment, they cease to be humans and are now animals subject to all the risks that all other animals face.

That's well said, I wish everyone would remember that. People in cities especially seem to be distanced from the nature, and that goes for all nature. I'm thinking specifically of dogs here. It's not just once or twice that I have witnessed this to happen:

Random pedestrian: "Ooo, cute doggie!"
The doggie growls and snaps quickly with its teeth.
Random pedestrian: "Ohmygod it tried to bite me! Why did it try to bite me?!"
Me: "Maybe because you approached quietly from behind and without any warning sticked your hands on it?" (Not even worth mentioning what I would do if someone did that to me.)
Random Pedestrian: "Ohmygod is it aggressive?!"
Me: "That's a great way to find out. Good day to you."

And in some way I also see this every time news like "bear attacked a hiker" or "shark attacked a surfer" news come up. We seem to be shocked when animals are suddenly not some cute fuzzy toys and the nature is not a giant petting zoo. Mind boggles.

[nikimcbee]

Another attack off US West coast.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...arm-shark.html


I still say you're stupid to go surfing this time off year.

[Platapus]

This is one of the stupidest things I have seen in a long time.



How is the shark supposed to be able to read this sign when it is not only on dry land but facing AWAY from the water?

Not to mention the cultural hubris to assume that ALL sharks naturally can read English.

Some people.

[Platapus]

Originally Posted by Hottentot

I'm thinking specifically of dogs here. It's not just once or twice that I have witnessed this to happen:

Pardon me, does your dog bite?

[Hottentot]

Originally Posted by Platapus

Pardon me, does your dog bite?

It eats only people whom I don't like.

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by Platapus

This is one of the stupidest things I have seen in a long time.



How is the shark supposed to be able to read this sign when it is not only on dry land but facing AWAY from the water?

Not to mention the cultural hubris to assume that ALL sharks naturally can read English.

Some people.

Does the shark have a green card? Does it send the meat chuncks it bites back to Mexico? AAAnd just think how racist that shark is! A great WHITE shark.

[nikimcbee]

I think we need to spend more money on Great multiracial shark education prog-rams, such as after school reading and basketball clubs to keep the sharks from eating the surfers.

[Jimbuna]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

Another attack off US West coast.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...arm-shark.html


I still say you're stupid to go surfing this time off year.

Got to agree with these comments from the link:

John B. is exactly right. The sharks are doing nothing wrong. We're invading their territory and they're reacting to it. When you go fishing you put a worm on a hook, throw it in the water and (hopefully) a fish bites it. When you throw yourself into the water with the sharks, you're doing the same thing, only you're the worm and you're hoping that they don't bite. Everything in life has its risks. Like has been said before, "You makes your choices and you takes your chances."

[Torplexed]

Originally Posted by nikimcbee

I think we need to spend more money on Great multiracial shark education prog-rams, such as after school reading and basketball clubs to keep the sharks from eating the surfers.

You're gonna need a bigger tax increase!

[nikimcbee]

Originally Posted by Torplexed

You're gonna need a bigger tax increase!

You pay first. Not to hijack the thread, @torplexed, what do you think about that bill1183? the one with the WA booze stores. We get all the ads for/against it down here. Waddya think about it?