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British surfer beats shark attack in feeding frenzy
London Times ^
| 5/26/05
| Fred Bridgland
Posted on 05/26/2005 6:16:17 PM PDT by wagglebee
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Moral of the story: Sardines will get you killed.
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posted on
05/26/2005 6:16:17 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
To: wagglebee
Ouch! Stiff upper lip and all that. The Brits were never whiners. At least the lad is alive...
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posted on
05/26/2005 6:18:53 PM PDT
by
Pharmboy
("Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God")
To: wagglebee
At least the shark bit the back of him and not.....
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posted on
05/26/2005 6:20:38 PM PDT
by
Conservatrix
("He who stands for nothing will fall for anything.")
To: wagglebee
man , I tell ya....
Some surfers are just way to fanatical about their urge to surf. Sometimes ,like this , they aren't very mindful of conditions in nature and they pay with their lives.
Plus it gives sharks a taste for the human .....
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posted on
05/26/2005 6:22:09 PM PDT
by
injin
To: wagglebee
The couple were at the end of an eight-month trip through Africa.
How the heck is it that people nailed for doing stupid things never seem to have jobs? Can anybody here afford to take 8 months off to pursue whatever?
That doesn't include you retirees who for some reason I can't picture you living on a beach and surfing all day long............
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posted on
05/26/2005 6:30:16 PM PDT
by
Hot Tabasco
(Don't hold it against me because I shot the SOB. I'm tired of dealing with stupid people!)
To: wagglebee
The moral to this story is one the seven RINO dwarfs should learn: You can even defeat a shark on its own turf if you are willing to fight.
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posted on
05/26/2005 6:31:46 PM PDT
by
Nateman
(We know who the seven dwarfs are, who is Snow White?)
To: injin
surfing is a way of life... i know it is for me, but i still would be remiss in getting out into the water after something like that...
i don't know what it is with some surfers though... aquatic monkey theory...?
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posted on
05/26/2005 6:32:04 PM PDT
by
Methadras
To: Hot Tabasco
It says that he is a wildlife photographer, I would think that a lot of his work is in places such as sub-Saharan Africa.
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posted on
05/26/2005 6:33:36 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
To: Methadras
Surfers in FL look forward to hurricanes. I rest my case.
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posted on
05/26/2005 6:33:54 PM PDT
by
Sender
(Team Infidel USA)
To: wagglebee
British surfer beats shark attack in feeding frenzy Poor headline. One could think the surfer was in the feeding frenzy.
How about "Frenzied sharks attack heady British surfer"? Six words instead of eight and conveys the same thought.
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posted on
05/26/2005 6:35:34 PM PDT
by
Tall_Texan
(If you can think 180-degrees apart from reality, you might be a Democrat.)
To: Tall_Texan
How about:
If you swim with sardines sharks will eat your ass!
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posted on
05/26/2005 6:41:00 PM PDT
by
wagglebee
("We are ready for the greatest achievements in the history of freedom." -- President Bush, 1/20/05)
To: wagglebee
Too cheeky for the Brits. ;P
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posted on
05/26/2005 6:43:14 PM PDT
by
Tall_Texan
(If you can think 180-degrees apart from reality, you might be a Democrat.)
To: Tall_Texan
To: Hot Tabasco
Me too how do you do an 8 month trip in Africa (or anywhere)
To: wagglebee
"Other surfers said he was knocked off his board and taken down under the water, but Jay can’t remember that"
Probably so terrifying his mind blocked it out, they don't mention what shark it is but based on the location it's not too hard to guess.
To: Methadras
"surfing is a way of life... i know it is for me, but i still would be remiss in getting out into the water after something like that... i don't know what it is with some surfers though... aquatic monkey theory...?"I check the local surf cams almost every afternoon and morning. I figure a Great White getting me off the Delaware coast is less likely than getting hit by lightening. Still....the thought sometimes crosses my mind while I'm in the water. Usually when I see Dolphins nearby.
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posted on
05/26/2005 7:01:15 PM PDT
by
Godebert
To: wagglebee
I've often surfed Free Republic and been attacked by Sharks.
Admin Mods nearly killed me once. Took a month before I surfed here again.
To: wagglebee
Only a hundred stiches? The guy is extremely lucky to survive.
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posted on
05/26/2005 7:15:15 PM PDT
by
Blood of Tyrants
(G-d is not a Republican. But Satan is definitely a Democrat.)
To: wagglebee
"extended feeding chain" indeed! He became part of it. I don't know, it just seems to me that if there are millions of sardines, there just might be sharks.
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posted on
05/26/2005 7:15:57 PM PDT
by
bboop
To: wagglebee
"His wet suit seemed to be holding his buttocks together but fortunately no large chunks of flesh had been torn off." That had to hurt.
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posted on
05/26/2005 7:21:17 PM PDT
by
sweetliberty
(Never argue with a fool. People might not know the difference.)
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