Why would you swim with sharks??? - Democratic Underground

Taverner

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Mon Oct-19-09 05:29 PM
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Why would you swim with sharks???

I mean, unless you had to???

What possible gain can you get from swimming with an animal who could instinctively kill you?

BTW... I wouldn't go mud-wrestling with grizzly bears either

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david13

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Mon Oct-19-09 05:32 PM
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1. Uh? I'm a shark. Just for 31 years. dc

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Taverner

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Mon Oct-19-09 05:35 PM
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3. Wha-huh-wah?

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rug

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Mon Oct-19-09 05:41 PM
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6. I think he's a lawyer.

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liberaltrucker

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Mon Oct-19-09 06:17 PM
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10. Why don't sharks attack lawyers?

Professional courtesy.

:rofl:

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rug

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Mon Oct-19-09 06:20 PM
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11. What's the difference between a dead skunk in the middle of the road and a dead lawyer in the road?

Skid marks.

:rofl:

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liberaltrucker

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Mon Oct-19-09 06:38 PM
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14. What's the difference between a lawyer and a catfish?

One's a scum-sucking bottom feeder. The other's just a fish.

:rofl:

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dugaresa

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Mon Oct-19-09 05:35 PM
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2. i don't understand it either and people pay to do it too which is even goofier

but then again i don't like extreme sports either.

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Taverner

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Mon Oct-19-09 05:36 PM
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4. I only get extreme sports to the point that it would be fun to do whatever the sport is

Like say, riding a BMX bike into a loop...

But yeah, why risk your life just for the sake of risking your life?

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liberaltrucker

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Mon Oct-19-09 05:39 PM
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5. Appetizer complex?

Edited on Mon Oct-19-09 05:40 PM by liberaltrucker

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Taverner

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Mon Oct-19-09 05:49 PM
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7. Well homophagia is a kink with both a target and initiator

So perhaps...

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LostInAnomie

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Mon Oct-19-09 05:49 PM
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8. Because the Jets won't swim with you.

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denbot

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Mon Oct-19-09 06:07 PM
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9. Alley and I do.. (with picture)

Then again they are leopard sharks, shy little (3-4ft) mollusk munchers who like to hang out off La Jolla beach in the summer.

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alphafemale

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Mon Oct-19-09 06:20 PM
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12. I'd rather swim with sharks than dolphins.

Though I doubt I'd pay to do either one in some schmaltzy, tourist venue. Especially not in a tank.

Sharks make no excuses for what they are.

You think dolphins aren't flesh eaters and calculated killers?

Really?

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AlienGirl

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Mon Oct-19-09 06:29 PM
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13. Swimming with dolphins can be dangerous--they don't kill humans often, but...

Dolphins can hurt humans by being overly-affectionate or playful very easily. They can be jerks, besides.

Tucker

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Taverner

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Mon Oct-19-09 07:45 PM
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18. They kill porpoises on sight

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alphafemale

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Mon Oct-19-09 10:43 PM
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19. Really? Can you supply evidence of that?

G'head.

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Taverner

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Mon Oct-19-09 11:17 PM
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22. No evidence - just saw it on a Penn and Teller 'Bullshit' ep

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Moondog

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Mon Oct-19-09 06:41 PM
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15. Um, I live in Florida.

Swim in salt water, you swim with the sharks. Swim in naturally occurring fresh water (which is to say, not in a swimming pool), chances are you swim with the alligators. You pay your money, and you take your chances.

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AsahinaKimi

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Mon Oct-19-09 06:42 PM
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16. Chicks dig the floppy flippers

Edited on Mon Oct-19-09 06:43 PM by AsahinaKimi

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elocs

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Mon Oct-19-09 07:17 PM
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17. Well, the swimming part would kill me because I can't. n/t

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mtowngman

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Mon Oct-19-09 10:57 PM
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20. I guess the same reason people wrestle alligators and handle poisonous snakes

I don't know why, but I guess it's the same reason.

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mix

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Mon Oct-19-09 10:59 PM
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21. .

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AllenVanAllen

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Mon Oct-19-09 11:20 PM
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23. It's because,

"Dolphins make good friends but sharks tell you the truth in the end...

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janx

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Mon Oct-19-09 11:24 PM
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24. Where is this coming from? Is it another reality TV program or something?

Most sharks aren't aggressive unless they are provoked or see you as an injured food source. There are many little sharks that are harmless. I knew a guy who was such an idiot as to start kicking little nurse sharks in the shallows of the Caribbean--just because they were sharks.

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Tuesday Afternoon

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Mon Oct-19-09 11:48 PM
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25. so that, I don't have to sleep with the fishes.......n/t

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