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Florida Golfer Calmly Takes Shot While Alligator Approaches
UPI ^ | 7/2 | Ben Hooper

Posted on 07/02/2022 2:56:00 PM PDT by nickcarraway

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To: DeplorablePaul

Did you see the story about the 11-foot alligator that killed a man in the Myrtle Beach area? Five days ago.


41 posted on 07/02/2022 4:21:11 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: nickcarraway

golfers have balls...


42 posted on 07/02/2022 4:24:44 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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To: Starboard

That was sort of my recollection of the data.

They can sprint much faster than you.


43 posted on 07/02/2022 4:33:03 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: FormerFRLurker

Golfers are like that. I spent a winter in Naples Florida in a 2nd-floor condo on a golf course. A couple of women I knew were on the course and did the same thing. I thought they were nuts, but golf is a mental sport, gotta stay focussed.


44 posted on 07/02/2022 4:35:27 PM PDT by Veto! (FJBsucksrocks)
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To: Paladin2

I’d give them a Social Distance of well beyond 15 ft.


45 posted on 07/02/2022 4:35:53 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Paladin2

They can sprint much faster than you.

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Definitely a safe operating assumption. ;)


46 posted on 07/02/2022 4:39:29 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: Starboard

Yea, that was odd. Not many details. I suspect maybe he was near a nest. Dunno.

Don’t get me wrong. I maintain a respectful distance from gators.


47 posted on 07/02/2022 4:40:58 PM PDT by DeplorablePaul ("..)
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To: Chode

“Rub his belly, Ernie! Rub his belly!”


48 posted on 07/02/2022 4:48:32 PM PDT by GBA (Endeavor to persevere)
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To: DeplorablePaul

There’s a myth that gators have poor vision. The one facing you from 15 feet away just might have 20/20. Why temp fate? LOL


49 posted on 07/02/2022 4:49:04 PM PDT by Starboard
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To: GBA

heh heh heh heh


50 posted on 07/02/2022 5:19:53 PM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: nickcarraway

Clickbait IMHO


51 posted on 07/02/2022 5:20:36 PM PDT by EVO X ( )
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To: TigersEye; ansel12
His wife is screaming at him from the back kitchen window:

WIFE: I DON'T GIVE A $%@&#^*! IF THERE IS BASKETBALL SIZED HAIL AND FLYING SHEET METAL THAT COULD CUT YOU IN HALF! YOU SAID YOU WOULD GET IT DONE BEFORE OUR COOKOUT TOMORROW AND YOU MADE ME WAIT AND SWEAT. NOW YOU'RE GOING TO WAIT AND SWEAT. I HAVE YOU SIGHTED IN, AND IF I SEE YOUR HANDS COME OFF THAT LAWNMOWER, I'M GONNA PUT A ROUND THROUGH YOUR CROTCH! YOU COULD HAVE HAD IT DONE THREE DAYS AGO, BUT YOUR SOFTBALL GAME AND YOUR DRINKING BUDDIES ARE MORE IMPORTANT!

52 posted on 07/02/2022 5:54:42 PM PDT by rlmorel (Nolnah's Razor: Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by malice.)
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To: rlmorel

Yup. He’s thinkin’ “Come on, sweet tornado of death!”


53 posted on 07/02/2022 5:58:47 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: Billthedrill

LOL, it is like that old joke: “Why do men die before women?”


54 posted on 07/02/2022 6:05:20 PM PDT by rlmorel (Nolnah's Razor: Never attribute to incompetence that which is adequately explained by malice.)
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To: drSteve78

Mercifully, I am able to do most of my errands near where I live just south of Orlando. The snowbirds tend to stay at and near the theme parks.


55 posted on 07/02/2022 6:34:53 PM PDT by Rockingham
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To: ansel12

His priorities are clear.


56 posted on 07/02/2022 9:08:17 PM PDT by TChad ("Joe, we should evacuate the civilians before the military. You understand that, right? Joe?")
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To: rlmorel

LOL

When will he ever learn?


57 posted on 07/03/2022 12:16:09 PM PDT by TigersEye (The Democrat Party is criminal, unAmerican and illegitimate )
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To: Salamander
Did the alligator faint from the sheer awesomeness of the shot?

I noticed that, too. Maybe it's that alligator's "conditioned response" from being around the golf course—when he hears that "Whap!", he lays low and alerts, in case he has to roll out of the way of an incoming ball missile at a gazillion mph!

58 posted on 07/03/2022 3:50:34 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (“Government is the problem.” --Milton Friedman)
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To: Rockingham
Florida Man be tough... alligators, rattlesnakes... three other species of venemous snake ...sharks...blistering heat... sun... hurricanes... tornadoes. ...all part of the environment.

Sounds like you guys could compete with Australians! Most of them live near the coasts, and they have all kinds of stinging and poisonous plants, critters, insects, etc.

59 posted on 07/03/2022 3:57:37 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (“Government is the problem.” --Milton Friedman)
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To: DeFault User
He pulled up a snapping turtle on the line, calmly took a revolver from his tackle box and killed the turtle.

Yep. Friends of mine lived on the Chattahoochie River in Georgia and would have to shoot snakes that would crawl up near their waterskiing launch area. Pine forests across across on the other bank gave the shots a nice echo!

60 posted on 07/03/2022 4:01:50 PM PDT by Albion Wilde (“Government is the problem.” --Milton Friedman)
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