Has Peter King called for spying on sharks, shark hearings yet? pic.twitter.com/4LM5w9U0YT
— Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) July 2, 2015
Especially now that they’ve started attacking the armed forces…
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Has Peter King called for spying on sharks, shark hearings yet? pic.twitter.com/4LM5w9U0YT
— Andrew Kaczynski (@BuzzFeedAndrew) July 2, 2015
Especially now that they’ve started attacking the armed forces…
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Jim, Foolish Literalist
Nah, he heard the sharks are white, so they’re great
But it is the Carolinas, is Lindsey Graham gonna stop them from coming ashore to KILL US ALLLLLL!
The Republic of Stupidity
I haven’t seen any comments the press as to the kind of shark is doing the biting…
Great whites? There aren’t that many species of sharks that do attack humans…
It’s my understanding that great whites are now federally protected so does this mean the population is rebounding? I know her are more seals around and they’d normally be the sharks’ preferred dinner…
Viva BrisVegas
@The Republic of Stupidity:
It’s more likely that fish stocks have plummeted so far that great whites are now forced to go look for food in areas that humans frequent.
Also that bull sharks are by far the most likely culprit.
ruemara
Comic-Con Starts in one more day. That is all. *bounces off the walls* Can Wednesday hurry up already? JUST HURRY UP! OMG, is this what kids at Christmas feel like? How does anyone stand it?
The Republic of Stupidity
@Viva BrisVegas: Great whites aren’t fish eaters, if that’s what ‘s doing the biting…
They want mammals… seals, seal lions…
The Republic of Stupidity
@Viva BrisVegas: Read the rest of your comment…
Yeah… bull sharks are a likely culprit…
PurpleGirl
@ruemara: Have a good time. (Never been to a Comic Con but I’ve periodically gone to Star Trek Cons and Luna Cons. In the 1970s I was often a gopher at the NYC Star Trek Cons and Luna Cons.)
Viva BrisVegas
@The Republic of Stupidity:
Up to about 8 feet they are mostly fish eaters.
Felonius Monk
@Jim, Foolish Literalist:
I doubt it. Lindsey was last seen in the cabana, peeing his pants.
The Republic of Stupidity
@Viva BrisVegas: Don’t know…
never read that… I know they’re warmer than the water around them, which is why they like blubber, for the energy…
I usually don’t associate great whites w/ the Southeast… I did read something recently about great whites off of New England and how the population had exploded… the scientist quoted said it was because seals were now protected and the bigger numbers of seals were drawing more sharks…
Viva BrisVegas
@efgoldman:
Just consider yourself lucky I didn’t go metric on your arse!
Mnemosyne (tablet)
@The Republic of Stupidity:
At least out here on the West Coast, most of the humans who get bitten by Great Whites are on surfboards and appear to be seals or sea lions from below. The shark usually takes one bite, goes, “Ew, that’s a human!” and swims off, but now the human has had a Great White-sized chunk taken off of them, which is not good for the human’s continued survival.
From what I’ve heard, bull sharks are just assholes, so I’m guessing that’s probably what the problem fish is in the Carolinas.
Mary G
@ruemara: Have a great time! How is your eye doing?
Major Major Major Major
Whatever. As I learned yesterday afternoon they’re all made of rubber and only eat people with beards.
Tree With Water
“..Fifteen years later, with Hillary Rodham Clinton seeking to navigate a return to the White House, the self-described “first brother” is keeping a lower profile..”.
That Roger Clinton update is courtesy of the NY Times, and it’s really great to see my subscription money paying off with this caliber reporting. Because who among us doesn’t care about Roger Friggin’ Clinton?
Mnemosyne (tablet)
@ruemara:
Get as much sleep as you can now, because you won’t get much at the con. And wear comfortable shoes even if they don’t go with your cosplay, because there’s nothing worse than missing half the con because your feet feel like they’re about to fall off.
Major Major Major Major
@efgoldman: I didn’t stick around for the Piranha part of the double feature.
The Republic of Stupidity
@Mnemosyne (tablet): Yeeeeah…
I’m in the Bay Area… what’s that nickname… the Bloody Triangle? From Ano Nuevo out to the Farallons and than back to Tomales?
There’s a terrific book about great whites and the Farallons – the Devil’s Teeth – that’s worth the read…
John Revolta
@Mnemosyne (tablet): You weirdos sleep with your shoes on? Now I’m interested.
ruemara
@Mnemosyne (tablet): I never cosplay and I’m attending 12 to 13 hours straight of pitching talks, creative seminars, some painting demos, some networking, a little cosplay performers picture taking, more networking… my friends are wondering if I’m comprehending the vacationing I’m supposed to be doing. Duh, I’m waking at at 7 am and only doing 50 pushups a day. 1 more day and 30 minutes!
And my eye is doing much better.
Tommy
This might sound like a terrible thing. But NCIS is on Netflix. Totally binge watching from he start.
David Koch
No joke – Have you ever seen the sharks in NYC – they’re really dangerous.
J R in WV
@ruemara:
I’m glad about your eye! Take care of it, don’t let anyone bump you in the eye!!
Wear an eye-patch if you can, then if someone asks about the rest of your costume, just ask “What costume”?!
PurpleGirl
For his 1990 Halloween party, my friend N decided to make himself a shark costume. I helped him. Spending the 4 weekends before the party helping him design and transform commercial pattern pieces into a shark meant I didn’t have much time to spend on my own costume. I made a small fin and attached it to the back of one of my work suits, wore pearls and flouncy silk tie. I carried a law dictionary. When people asked me what I was I said I was the sharks cousin… a lawyer. Unfortunately I don’t any pictures of the shark costume.
Aleta
I liked this article in Natl Geographic, about the summer of 1916, when a spate of humans off the Jersey Shore were being eaten by sharks. Scientists at the time were insisting that sharks don’t eat people.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/07/150702-shark-attack-jersey-shore-1916-great-white/
They also used to claim that dolphins and gorillas and crows were dumb as tacks, had no knack for making plans or friends. And now they explain that juvenile sharks are these big blundering no-nothings, just exploring with their mouths like babies do, making the occasional mistake. And so we (loosely speaking) submerse ourselves in cages and throw bloody meat around while splashing in the water to bait them in, for fun. But they’re so dumb it doesn’t matter– don’t have big brains like us– right ?
(Just joking.)
BillinGlendaleCA
@ruemara: I take it you’re feeling better. Enjoy Comic-Con.
BillinGlendaleCA
@David Koch: I was think more of the landshark in NYC.
Aleta
@BillinGlendaleCA: http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/landshark/2832305
raven
I spent a week in May surf fishing where this happened!
tybee
@raven:
low tide happened?
CarolDuhart2
http://i.imgur.com/t5Fvq.jpg
OzarkHillbilly
Speaking of sharks, Bill Cosby’s career is toast.
During the deposition, Cosby said that he had obtained seven prescriptions for the sedative quaalude.
“You gave them to other people?” he was asked.
“Yes,” he replied.
…..
“When you got the quaaludes, was it in your mind that you were going to use these quaaludes for young women you wanted to have sex with?” asked Troiani.
“Yes,” replied Cosby.
…..
The documents also include details of questions Cosby was asked under deposition about another woman, one of the so-called “Jane Does” who were called anonymously to give evidence in the Constand case. The woman told lawyers that at the age of 19 she met with Cosby and had sex with him after he gave her quaaludes.
In his deposition, Cosby said he met the witness in Las Vegas: “She meets me backstage. I give her quaaludes. We then have sex.” Cosby then goes on to say: “I can’t judge at this time what she knows about herself for 19 years, a passive personality.”
karen marie
@Tree With Water: No matter what Roger’s done or will do, it will never reach the heights of Neil Bush, or his brother the idiot former preznit.
Tommy
@OzarkHillbilly: There are few things in this world I know. Close to top of the list is I never gave a woman a drug nor did she have sex with me outside of her will. I would so hope this is just a given but looking at the Cosby thing, not so sure it is.
raven
@tybee:No, the shark attack on the jar head. BTW, the photo on that link is not the Marine that got bit. He was taken to the Camp Lejuene Hospital by a buddy.
BillinGlendaleCA
@karen marie: Yeah, but what to we really know about these Clinton folk?
raven
@OzarkHillbilly: I dunno, I did plenty of ludes back in the day. One sure as hell didn’t make me blank out. . . I think.
Tommy
@raven: So did I. I was not raping woman at the time. My penis can always seem to work. Taking a lot of drugs didn’t mean I should have sex with you.
OzarkHillbilly
@raven: Did you buy them so you could have sex with women?
BillinGlendaleCA
@raven: @Tommy: You damn degenerates. I, on the other hand, am pure as the driven snow.
SFAW
@raven:
Far be it from me to correct you, but shouldn’t the conjugation [sic] of that be “I don’t recall ever blanking out”?
SFAW
@BillinGlendaleCA:
Bullshit. Glendale hasn’t had snow since forever.
Oh, wait a minute …
Never mind.
raven
@SFAW: sheeeeeet
Paul in KY
@The Republic of Stupidity: Great whites can be found in all waters, from most tropical to arctic. They do seem to prefer colder water, though. Might be because most of their normal prey is in cold water.
Paul in KY
@Tommy: Isn’t it sad that you’re a big star, yet you are reduced to slipping women qualudes to have sex with them?
Glad this deposition came to light.
chopper
@Tommy:
thanks for telling us all that.
SFAW
@chopper:
Just remember, you can’t spell “Tommy” without “TMI.”
Or is that “read Tommy”? I can never remember.
Bobby B.
I came here for stories of sharks eating slow, stupid Carolinians, instead I get more 1980s Cosby nostalgia.
Jparente
@The Republic of Stupidity: Great Whies are fish eaters. They are top of food chain and eat whatever they desire. I have hooked up a few, offshore, while drifting for Mako. We never landed the Great Whites. Too big. Too amazing.
Mnemosyne (tablet)
@Aleta:
Don’t get me wrong, there are plenty of sharks that are happy to eat people if they encounter them — in addition to the aforementioned bull sharks, the copper sharks of Australia are particularly nasty.
I’m only defending Great Whites, who have gotten a nasty reputation thanks to that movie when they’re actually pretty far down the list of man-eating sharks.
The other thing that makes me think the attacks in the Carolinas are bull sharks is that they’re happening in shallow water. Because of their size and hunting methods, Great Whites usually stay in deeper water.
Jparente
@Viva BrisVegas: You are correct sir, Great Whites are Federally protected. There are a few other species under this protection, as well.
Aleta
@Mnemosyne (tablet): In truth, I’m on the side of the shark scientists and their subjects. I read that it is most likely bull sharks, just as you said.
Dolly Llama
@Tommy: I imagine you being a dead ringer for a young Ron Howard IRL, both in looks and mannerisms. I don’t know why.
Matt McIrvin
Aw crap. The last time the news got slow enough that the media became obsessed with shark attacks, we had 9/11.
billb
SORRY I cannot get on the outrage train about cosby, SURE he is a dirtbag male, but the world is chock full of successful men who offer chemicals [drinks-drugs] to millions of ladies who are more than happy to enjoy them, possibly with the hope of snagging a wealthy-handsome-interesting mate. Are you telling me these gals were all holy-sacred NUNS who he conned into wrong acts, I THINK NOT.