Or better; let people pay and watch a known nono in diving fight a great white. If the shark wins, he/she is free to go. If the diver wins, well there has to be a bigger shark somewere around. ;-) Gertjan > 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 > > > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > > >-- > > > >Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to > > > `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > > > >Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to > > > `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > -- > > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'. > -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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