OT - Sharks RE: [at-l] Respect For AT Wildness Values

[nealb@midlandstech.com (William Neal)]

Ask Aussies about sharks.  I was at a SF con.  We were in a gopher suite
talking.  We got to talking about sharks. One of the Aussies was a lovely
young lady.  She just yawned at our "fears".  She said "Try and be a
lifeguard at some of the beaches downunder."  Then she promply dropped her
pants, and showed us where a shark had tried to make a meal out of her.

Of course there was that movie I saw on the SF channel.  It wasn't sharks or
bears the "hero" had to worry about.  It was his fellow soldiers.

William, The "Be Happy, Don't Worry" Turtle

-- The only safe place is the grave.  Otherwise, just roll the dice --

-----Original Message-----
From: Shane Steinkamp [mailto:shane@theplacewithnoname.com]
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 11:54 AM
To: Orange Bug; Raphael Bustin; at-l@mailman.backcountry.net
Subject: OT - Sharks RE: [at-l] Respect For AT Wildness Values


> Anyone else remember how big a crisis we had last summer with
> sharks down in Florida?

Which turned out to be no crisis at all, but only media hype.  Shark attacks
have remained relatively constant, just like other animal encounters.  FWIW,
jellyfish actually kill more people than sharks every year.

I used this example with Bob this weekend.  He's heard a lot of stories and
seen a lot of TV about animal 'attacks'.  I'd be terrified too if I watched
all that stuff.  He's especially concerned about snakes...

Shane