June 19, 2008: Shark & Fisherman

Aliantha • Jun 18, 2008 7:49 pm
I'm not sure if this is bogus or not, but I thought the pictures were pretty neat. I suppose it could be true.


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glatt • Jun 18, 2008 8:08 pm
It's a dolphin, not a shark.
HungLikeJesus • Jun 18, 2008 8:20 pm
I wonder if he ever gets in the water and swims with her.
DucksNuts • Jun 18, 2008 9:45 pm
I remember the story in the first pic....its real, the dude was doing a story and that was the least intrusive way of following the Great Whites.

They said they often followed them and seemed really curious, but werent aggressive at all.
Clodfobble • Jun 18, 2008 10:43 pm
Yeah, but the third picture is from a totally different time/place/story.
Aliantha • Jun 18, 2008 10:59 pm
I have more pictures which are supposedly the same shark and fisherman.

Here.

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jano • Jun 18, 2008 11:38 pm
I thought sharks were preprogrammed to KILL, KILL, KILL. Hard to believe a shark could be a friend. You need to find a photo of a man and his pet rattlesnake. Here pet it, stroke it, sleep with it. :headshake
Aliantha • Jun 19, 2008 12:33 am
Well there have been pictures of snakes and furry little animals on this very forum before. They were friends.

I suppose stranger things could happen.
zippyt • Jun 19, 2008 12:46 am
Ya swim with sharks y going to get BIT !!!
jst like the dude that Lived with bears and got EATEN !!!!
xoxoxoBruce • Jun 19, 2008 1:05 am
The first picture is real, but it's a researcher, not a fisherman.
http://www.snopes.com/photos/animals/sharkkayak.asp

The second picture, from the french magazine, is bullshit. It may have some basis in fact, but not related to any of the pictures.

Notice the toothy pictures are by Michael Scholl, of the Great White Shark trust. Smithsonian Magazine just did a feature article of Scholl and his work.
http://www.whitesharktrust.org/pages/main.html
newtimer • Jun 19, 2008 4:14 am
glatt;463518 wrote:
It's a dolphin, not a shark.


1) Dolphins' tails are horizontal. Sharks' tails are vertical.
2) Dolphins don't have gills. They breathe air to get oxygen to their brains, just like me and y ...um... just like me.
SPUCK • Jun 19, 2008 5:33 am
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Here we see the hookah diving mask the late diver was wearing... :D

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DucksNuts • Jun 19, 2008 6:18 am
newtimer;463627 wrote:
1) Dolphins' tails are horizontal. Sharks' tails are vertical.
2) Dolphins don't have gills. They breathe air to get oxygen to their brains, just like me and y ...um... just like me.


Inside joke, newtimer :)
spudcon • Jun 19, 2008 9:14 am
After gaining the shark's confidence, Arnold invited a few friends over for dinner.
dar512 • Jun 19, 2008 9:51 am
xoxoxoBruce;463602 wrote:
Smithsonian Magazine just did a feature article of Scholl and his work.

Smithsonian - one of the best magazines for the sheer variety of topics it covers. Anyone who reads Smithsonian must be a decent fellow.

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sweetwater • Jun 19, 2008 9:56 am
That shark just might be responsible for some of those feet washing up in the other thread.
hipshot • Jun 19, 2008 9:06 pm
DucksNuts;463635 wrote:
Inside joke, newtimer :)


candygram...
Cloud • Jun 19, 2008 10:27 pm
(O.T.: the online version of the Smithsonian magazine is awesome. and free. )
classicman • Jun 19, 2008 10:46 pm
I'd like the link please, Cloud
dar512 • Jun 20, 2008 9:49 am
Cloud;463820 wrote:
(O.T.: the online version of the Smithsonian magazine is awesome. and free. )

But more difficult to read on the toilet. :eek:
HungLikeJesus • Jun 20, 2008 10:09 am
dar512;463880 wrote:
But more difficult to read on the toilet. :eek:


Don't you have a laptop?
jillybean4 • Jun 20, 2008 1:30 pm
[COLOR="DarkRed"][/COLOR]this story is totally false. read it on snopes. the pics aren't even the same shark or guy. It was first done as an April Fools joke than translated into english from french. looks cool though.
Elspode • Jun 20, 2008 5:56 pm
spudcon;463650 wrote:
After gaining the shark's confidence, Arnold invited a few friends over for dinner.


That is a whale shark being cut into steaks, there. Didn't realize people ate them. They are filter feeders and not carnivores.
toranokaze • Jun 20, 2008 8:01 pm
bump
xoxoxoBruce • Jun 20, 2008 10:56 pm
jillybean4;463947 wrote:
[COLOR="DarkRed"][/COLOR]this story is totally false. read it on snopes. the pics aren't even the same shark or guy. It was first done as an April Fools joke than translated into english from french. looks cool though.
Welcome to the Cellar, Jillybean4. :D
Yes, it's bullshit, see post #10.