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Hundreds Of Sharks Prompt Warnings
Local 6 ^
| February 8, 2007
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Posted on 02/08/2007 11:17:19 AM PST by Quilla
PALM BEACH, Fla. -- Visitors to Palm Beach are being advised not to go in the water because of shark sightings.
Warnings posted said hundreds of bull sharks and lemon sharks have been seen swimming along the surf, the sand bar and farther out in the Atlantic Ocean.
Lifeguards say the shark invasion happens a few times a year, often in March.
The sharks pass by every spring while migrating to their summer homes up North.
Officials first spotted the sharks Wednesday morning and said there were less by the afternoon. They're hoping there will be even fewer today.
TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: animalrights; bullshark; environment; florida; jaws
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My son is going to Gulf this weekend. I'll be sure to give him my annual Chief Brody warnings before he leaves.
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posted on
02/08/2007 11:17:21 AM PST
by
Quilla
To: Quilla
Time for Ted Kennedy to rouse out of his Palm Beach mansion and go for a swim.
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posted on
02/08/2007 11:19:23 AM PST
by
Brilliant
To: Quilla
They're hoping there will be even fewer today. Well, only 1 way to know for sure... send in the working man's chum.
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posted on
02/08/2007 11:21:06 AM PST
by
theDentist
(Qwerty ergo typo : I type, therefore I misspelll.)
To: Brilliant
You tryin' to poison the sharks? What'd they ever do to you??
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posted on
02/08/2007 11:21:07 AM PST
by
LIConFem
To: Brilliant
They wouldn't go after Ted. Professional courtesy.
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posted on
02/08/2007 11:21:21 AM PST
by
randog
(What the...?!)
To: Brilliant
He'd be enought to feed the whole school and establish Fla as winter feeding grounds.
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posted on
02/08/2007 11:21:23 AM PST
by
Rb ver. 2.0
(A Muslim soldier can never be loyal to a non-Muslim commander.)
To: Quilla
Lifeguards say the shark invasion happens a few times a year, often in March.
Oh no, they usually pass through in March?! You know what that means: one more example of global warming! /s
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posted on
02/08/2007 11:24:27 AM PST
by
socialismisinsidious
( The socialist income tax system turns US citizens into beggars or quitters!)
To: randog
They'd spit Kerry back out. Don't like that rich French food.
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posted on
02/08/2007 11:28:53 AM PST
by
Argus
To: Quilla
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posted on
02/08/2007 11:32:18 AM PST
by
fredhead
(Teach a man to fish.......and he'll fish for a lifetime.)
To: Quilla
Bulls and Lemons are both known to attack people. Bull sharks are particularly dangerous - maybe the worst of all maneaters. White Sharks tend to strike at the center of bodymass then spit out the victim to hover nearby and wait for him to bleed to death (allowing the victim time to get out of the water), but Bull Sharks strike arms and legs. They will rip a limb off (or strip the muscle if they can't bite through the bone)and then come straight back in to nail another.
Survive a White Shark attack and you will usually have a very interesting crescent-shaped scar on your torso to show off. Survive a Bull Shark attack and you will have a hook at the end of the stub of your arm or a prosthetic leg to show off.
Bulls also like shallow water and can often be seen swimming right beside waders and swimmers. Bulls are very aggressive and can get up to twelve feet long.
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posted on
02/08/2007 11:33:10 AM PST
by
Mongeaux
(''I would sooner be governed by the first 2,000 names in the Boston phone directory," W.F. Buckley)
To: Quilla
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posted on
02/08/2007 11:37:57 AM PST
by
VRWCmember
(Everyone is entitled to my opinion.)
To: Quilla
Just thought I'd point out that Palm Beach isn't on the Gulf. Look north of Boca Raton, north of Ft. Lauderdale.
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posted on
02/08/2007 11:39:42 AM PST
by
Eagle Eye
(There oughta be a law against excess legislation.)
To: Lakeshark
You have anything to do with this? Mighty suspicious......
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posted on
02/08/2007 11:40:08 AM PST
by
derllak
To: fredhead
Probably due to Global Warming. /s
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posted on
02/08/2007 11:43:02 AM PST
by
Eagle Eye
(There oughta be a law against excess legislation.)
To: Mongeaux
Living just north of Panama City, we spend numerous weekends at the beach each year. Although I haven't been in the water since I saw Jaws, my children and husband love it. They surf, ride jet skis, everything. I sit on the beach and watch. I once met a gentleman who flies a small plane up and down the beach all day long. He pulls one of those banners advertising a local eatery or juke joint. He wasn't going in the water either. He stated that every day he see rather large sharks swimming around unsuspecting bathers. Nope, not me.
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posted on
02/08/2007 11:46:27 AM PST
by
Quilla
To: theDentist
"We're going to need a bigger boat."
To: Eagle Eye; fredhead
And you're very kind to do so. However, please see fredhead's post at #9. They're everywhere.
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posted on
02/08/2007 11:53:44 AM PST
by
Quilla
To: Argus
And they choke on small bones. :)
To: Argus
And they choke on small bones. :)
To: synbad600
Damn, double post. It wasn't that funny.
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