[MarMema]

Yeah this is I think the fifth shark attack off North Carolina in two weeks. So anyone who goes in the water now is just not overly bright.

[bolobaby]

Sharks are, like, the ONE thing of which I have a deep-rooted fear. When you’re in the water, you’re in their element. You have no idea which direction they are coming from and they can move so fast. Screw that.

Now, a bear... I could take a bear...

[outofsalt]

If we restrict the list to U.S. deaths and omit mosquitoes and deer, the listing becomes 1) bees (53 deaths each year in the U.S.), 2) dogs (30-35 deaths), 3) cows (22), 4) horses (20), 5) spiders (6.5), and 6) rattlesnakes (5.5). Yep – you are 10 times more likely to die in the U.S. because of a bee sting than a bite from a rattler and 22 times more likely to be killed by a cow than by a shark.

#1. The number of deaths that resulted from interactions with other mammals, a category that includes cats, cows, horses, pigs, raccoons, and other hoofed animals: 655. The biggest bringers of death are cows and horses.
#2. The number of deaths that resulted from interactions with hornets, wasps, or bees: 509.
#3. The number of deaths that resulted from interactions with dogs: 250.
#4. The number of deaths that resulted from interactions with nonvenomous insects or nonvertebrates: 85.
#5. The number of deaths that resulted from interactions with non-venomous reptiles. This would include lizards and non-venomous snakes and the cause of death being bitten or crushed by the animal: 77.
#6. The number of deaths that resulted from interactions with venomous spiders: 70.
#7. The number of deaths that resulted from other venomous arthropods such as fire ants: 63.
#8. The number of deaths that resulted from interactions with venomous snakes or lizards: 59.
#9. The number of deaths that resulted from interactions with marine animals: 10, 8 of them from sharks.
#10. The number of deaths that resulted from interactions with crocodiles and alligators: 9.

http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/events/department-news/1195/forget-sharks-cows-are-more-likely-to-kill-you/

[SWAMPSNIPER]

No one likes Massachusetts tourists.

[oincobx]

I was just swimming in those waters with my kids last month.

[Mr Ramsbotham]

The Eastern U.S. has experienced, I think, higher levels of rain this spring and summer than usual. My belief is that the rivers that run out from this area are supplying more nutrients to the marine ecosystem than usual, with a corresponding increase in small organisms that feed the things that the sharks prey upon; hence an increase in shark activity. Whatever the actual case, this kind of thing ought to be predictable. And of course it’s up to people to decide if they want to take the risk, which is actually fairly small.

[goodwithagun]

The last time there was a lot of shark attack publicity my husband (then boyfriend) exclaimed at the firehouse at which he was stationed that the shark attack publicity is silly. It's their habitat. If you go in it, you could be bitten. He told the other firefighters that shark attacks are not news and it was pretty sad that the MSM only had this to report. He went on and on about all the other tragedies and injustices that could be the topic of MSM conversation - but no, they have to report that animals are acting like animals.

A few minutes later some muslims flew a passenger plane into one of the Twin Towers.

The entire department has forbidden my husband from commenting on these shark attacks lol! They are a superstitious bunch. With this pres, however, I fully expect an attack soon. Not so lol.

[McGruff]

A 68-year-old man...

Ought to know better.

[Bigg Red]

We all know, of course, that this is the fault of the Confederate battle flag.

[Hatteras]

They are just pregaming for Shark Week...