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Make my day, Flipper: Pesky dolphins under siege
Associated Press ^ | Jun 26, 2009 | Jay Reeves

Posted on 06/26/2009 9:03:42 AM PDT by decimon

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Boat captains say dolphins, known for their toothy grins and playfulness, are growing increasingly aggressive in their quest for food, with some taking fish right off the hook — something that rarely happened just a few years ago.

In response, fishermen are pulling out everything from pipe bombs to .357-caliber Magnum pistols to fend them off — and breaking a federal law against harming the sea mammals.

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1 posted on 06/26/2009 9:03:42 AM PDT by decimon
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To: decimon

To borrow a tactic from Peta, Dolphins are becoming Sea Pit Bulls.


2 posted on 06/26/2009 9:05:13 AM PDT by usmcobra (Your chances of dying in bed are reduced by getting out of it, but most people still die in bed)
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To: decimon

So long and thanks for all the fish.


3 posted on 06/26/2009 9:05:28 AM PDT by dfwgator
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4 posted on 06/26/2009 9:06:57 AM PDT by Daffynition ("If any of you die, can I please have your ammo?" ~ Gator113)
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To: decimon

“But the tuna doesn’t taste as good as it use too!”


5 posted on 06/26/2009 9:07:21 AM PDT by LRS (Just contracts; just laws; just a constitution...)
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6 posted on 06/26/2009 9:15:45 AM PDT by Daffynition ("If any of you die, can I please have your ammo?" ~ Gator113)
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To: LRS

Ah another consumer of Weemsco Tuna.


7 posted on 06/26/2009 9:18:13 AM PDT by dfwgator
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LOL!

Yep. Weemsco sure wouldn’t be wasting their time with pipe bombs or .357’s. Their tuna is just chocked full of dolphin (and dead sea turtles that choked on deflated helium balloons)!


8 posted on 06/26/2009 9:45:38 AM PDT by LRS (Just contracts; just laws; just a constitution...)
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