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Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2001 07:23:40 -0500
From: justin turnbow <taz2@mi*.co*>
To: Wendell Grogan <wgrogan@dc*.ne*>
CC: techdiver@aquanaut.com
Subject: Re: Florida panel bans shark feeding
We could have Jim from the wild kingdom teach the class
Justin

Wendell Grogan wrote:

> Oh, wait, a new PADI specialty course!
> Wendell
>
> > "Duane Liptak Jr." wrote:
> >
> > Fellas, we're missing out on a cash cow opportunity here.  If the
> > shark feeds were popular, imagine the draw to "shark spearfishing".
> >     "Yes, you and your friends can take on the devils of the deep
> > armed only with a speargun, a dive knife, and your god given
> > stupidity...er, I mean manliness.  If you got a thrill out of shark
> > feeding dives, imagine the rush of going one on one with a man-eater!"
> >     We could sell it to the Florida panel as a solution to all their
> > problems.  The shark feed dive operators could stay in business,
> > continuing to cash in on man's seemingly limitless stupidity, and the
> > shark population would be decreased, allaying the fears of Florida's
> > ocean-going tourists.  Also, Darwin would get a little help in
> > thinning the herd, as hopefully, we'd lose more than a few of the
> > idiots who think it's a good idea to mess with apex predators for any
> > reason.
> >     Of course, payment in full would have to be received in advance.
> > :-))
> >
> > S/F,
> > Duane
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >I think you're on to something, but how about we start a rumor that
> > zebra mussels are an ancient holistic aphrodesiac!  Better than
> > Viagra, more reliable than mandrake
> > >root.  Plus, the shells give you extra calcium!!!!
> > >I like the  idea of getting rid of small insect vermin, but I don't
> > think anybody will buy it, whereas the ancient secret from the depths
> > of the pirmordial sea will be a hot item.
> > >Wendell
> > >
> > >9/9/01 10:35:46 AM, Jim Cobb <cobber@ci*.co*> wrote:
> > >
> > >>All I can say is thank goodness the Florida board did not ban shark
> > finning,
> > >>or else how could I afford this expensive sport...
> > >>
> > >>And thank goodness those wacky Chinese will buy anything that puts
> > lead in
> > >>their pencils. Personally I think the sharks are just plain getting
> > pissed.
> > >>
> > >>We ought to start a rumor that Ancient Chinese Remedy for impotence
> > is a
> > >>drink made of the gonads of mosquitoes, ticks and bottfiles. In one
> > stroke
> > >>would get rid of malaria, lyme disease, and dengue fever.
> > >>
> > >>   Jim
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> > >
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