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Great white sharks spotted off beaches in Chatham on Thursday; one was 50 yards offshore
Boston Globe ^
| 06/29/2012
| Colin A. Young
Posted on 06/29/2012 5:14:54 PM PDT by GQuagmire
Two great white sharks were spotted off the coast of Chatham on Thursday, the first documented sightings of the 2012 summer season, according to the Sandwich-based Cape Cod Shark Hunters.
I spotted a couple yesterday, spotter pilot George Breen said today. One was about a quarter-mile offshore and the bigger of the two was about 50 yards off.
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TOPICS: Miscellaneous; Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: greatwhiteshark; shark; sharks
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posted on
06/29/2012 5:15:00 PM PDT
by
GQuagmire
To: GQuagmire
Anyway . . . we delivered the bomb.
To: GQuagmire
“We’re gonna need a bigger boat!”
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posted on
06/29/2012 5:17:27 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(FUJR (not you, Jim))
To: GQuagmire
Farewell and adieu to you fair Spanish ladies.
Farewell and adieu you ladies of Spain.
For we’ve received orders for to sail back to Boston.
And so nevermore shall we see you again.
To: WorkingClassFilth
Japanese submarine slammed two torpedoes into our side, Chief. We was comin' back from the island of Tinian to Leyte... just delivered the bomb. The Hiroshima bomb. Eleven hundred men went into the water. Vessel went down in 12 minutes. Didn't see the first shark for about a half an hour. Tiger. 13-footer. You know how you know that when you're in the water, Chief? You tell by looking from the dorsal to the tail fin. What we didn't know, was our bomb mission had been so secret, no distress signal had been sent. They didn't even list us overdue for a week. Very first light, Chief, sharks come cruisin', so we formed ourselves into tight groups. You know, it was kinda like old squares in the battle like you see in the calendar named "The Battle of Waterloo" and the idea was: shark comes to the nearest man, that man he starts poundin' and hollerin' and screamin' and sometimes the shark will go away... but sometimes he wouldn't go away. Sometimes that shark he looks right into ya. Right into your eyes. And, you know, the thing about a shark... he's got lifeless eyes. Black eyes. Like a doll's eyes. When he comes at ya, doesn't seem to be living... until he bites ya, and those black eyes roll over white and then... ah then you hear that terrible high-pitched screamin'. The ocean turns red, and despite all the poundin' and the hollerin', they all come in and they... rip you to pieces. You know by the end of that first dawn, lost a hundred men. I don't know how many sharks, maybe a thousand. I know how many men, they averaged six an hour. On Thursday morning, Chief, I bumped into a friend of mine, Herbie Robinson from Cleveland. Baseball player. Boatswain's mate. I thought he was asleep. I reached over to wake him up. He bobbed up, down in the water just like a kinda top. Upended. Well, he'd been bitten in half below the waist. Noon, the fifth day, Mr. Hooper, a Lockheed Ventura saw us. He swung in low and he saw us... he was a young pilot, a lot younger than Mr. Hooper. Anyway, he saw us and he come in low and three hours later a big fat PBY comes down and starts to pick us up. You know that was the time I was most frightened... waitin' for my turn. I'll never put on a lifejacket again. So, eleven hundred men went in the water; 316 men come out and the sharks took the rest, June the 29th, 1945. Anyway, we delivered the bomb.
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posted on
06/29/2012 5:25:00 PM PDT
by
KC_Lion
(The Supreme Court issued their ruling on Obamacare. Soon, We the People shall issue ours.)
To: GQuagmire
It’s Teddy Kennedy thanking that good friend of his, Justice Roberts.
To: dfwgator
I remember that line! LOL.
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posted on
06/29/2012 5:26:45 PM PDT
by
Carriage Hill
(All libs and most dems think that life is just a sponge bath, with a happy ending.)
To: KC_Lion
One of my favorite scenes of all time. Robert Shaw was great - miss his acting.
To: WorkingClassFilth
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posted on
06/29/2012 5:41:20 PM PDT
by
KC_Lion
(The Supreme Court issued their ruling on Obamacare. Soon, We the People shall issue ours.)
To: GQuagmire
Oh great ... and I’ve spent the past 3 days bobbing around off Nauset Beach (mediocre waves but the new surfboard makes it mandatory). Lots of seals out there ... big fat ones.
To: GQuagmire
Ted Kennedy comes back as his real self.
To: WorkingClassFilth
That was a great soliloquy!
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posted on
06/29/2012 6:19:42 PM PDT
by
6SJ7
(Meh.)
To: BillyBonebrake
I've heard that it's funny (well, not so funny actually) is how similar somebody swimming in a black wet suit and a seal appear from underneath. I have a very good friend in California who surfs regularly and I have to say I worry about him sometimes.
Good luck to you both.
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posted on
06/29/2012 6:22:42 PM PDT
by
katana
(Just my opinions)
To: katana
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posted on
06/29/2012 6:26:14 PM PDT
by
Bratch
To: GQuagmire
I think we're going to need a bigger boat.
15
posted on
06/29/2012 6:27:52 PM PDT
by
VeniVidiVici
(Congrats to Ted Kennedy! He's been sober for two years now!!)
To: BillyBonebrake
If there are seals out there, then most likely the sharks are coming. I would suggest staying away from the seals. :)
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posted on
06/29/2012 6:30:09 PM PDT
by
jcsjcm
(This country was built on exceptionalism and individualism. In God we Trust - Laus Deo)
To: jcsjcm
nuthin like sailin a sailboat outta Channel Islands in Oxnard Ca headed to the Channel Islands only to look beind ya and see a 3 ft rigid fin behind ya and it goes under the boat......happened many times and it still scares hell outta me
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posted on
06/29/2012 6:32:53 PM PDT
by
advertising guy
(the White House hasn't had this much leakin since Billy Carter watered the Rose Garden)
To: GQuagmire
“This shark, swallow you whole.”
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posted on
06/29/2012 6:49:14 PM PDT
by
mass55th
(Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
To: GQuagmire
You got fins to the left
Fins to the right
And you’re the only bait in town
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posted on
06/29/2012 6:53:13 PM PDT
by
dfwgator
(FUJR (not you, Jim))
To: GQuagmire
Sandwich-based Cape Cod Shark Hunters. I could go for a cod sandwich or a shark sandwich.
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posted on
06/29/2012 6:55:27 PM PDT
by
Jeff Chandler
(I miss Harriet Miers.)
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