CSP: A Collection of Poems
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Comment from Roisin
Yuck! What a great story. I can't even begin to imagine the fright you must have gotten. It's a lovely entry to the contest with a great overall presentation. I wish you the best of luck and well done to you for organising. It was great fun with lots of enjoyable reads.
Warm regards.
Roisin
reply by the author on 15-Jan-2009
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Yuck! What a great story. I can't even begin to imagine the fright you must have gotten. It's a lovely entry to the contest with a great overall presentation. I wish you the best of luck and well done to you for organising. It was great fun with lots of enjoyable reads.
Warm regards.
Roisin
Comment Written 13-Jan-2009
reply by the author on 15-Jan-2009
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I'm so backed up on responses, I will be here all day. Apologies to you!! Glad you got some fun from this little story. My daughter is now 24 and I still re-tell the story to her and we always laugh so hard! HA! Thanks for your review. Always appreciated...Sue
Comment from grassroots08
In the late sixties and early seventies the hot thing (About the only thing ) to do on weekends was to go to the dump and see the bears eat garbage. Don't laugh, half the folks in the Adirondack Mtns of New York did it for entertainment. But some unthinking(More like dumb)folks would give food to their children and hold them up to feed the bear. Did they really think the bear was going to stop at the tasty looking hand holding up the bread? A healthy respect and DISTANCE for these vicious beasts is the only sensible recourse. Most saw it like a petting zoo - OUCH!!!
Your story got a laugh from me. grassroots08
reply by the author on 15-Jan-2009
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In the late sixties and early seventies the hot thing (About the only thing ) to do on weekends was to go to the dump and see the bears eat garbage. Don't laugh, half the folks in the Adirondack Mtns of New York did it for entertainment. But some unthinking(More like dumb)folks would give food to their children and hold them up to feed the bear. Did they really think the bear was going to stop at the tasty looking hand holding up the bread? A healthy respect and DISTANCE for these vicious beasts is the only sensible recourse. Most saw it like a petting zoo - OUCH!!!
Your story got a laugh from me. grassroots08
Comment Written 13-Jan-2009
reply by the author on 15-Jan-2009
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Okay, now I cannot believe what I'm reading here. First: going to the dump (that, alone, is disgusting!!) HA!! But, to take your kids to go up and feed a bear goes beyond comprehension!! THIS is a story I will not forget. In fact, I'm going to tell people about it so we can laugh in disbelief!! LOL!!! Thanks for sharing that. Beats my shark story. HA! Thanks for your review. Always appreciated....Sue
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I'm thinking about combining our stories. Show me where the shark resides that eats all kinds of garbage, I'll take the stupid dad over there and I'll hold him out to the shark for a nibble. Hopefully he'll take more than a small bite. LOL Don
Comment from Dreamdancer
LOL...
Growing up in Southern California I also had my fair share of run ins with sharks. I have been bumped a few times on my board. This was a great one no poop intended and thanks for the smile... Dreamdancer
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2009
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LOL...
Growing up in Southern California I also had my fair share of run ins with sharks. I have been bumped a few times on my board. This was a great one no poop intended and thanks for the smile... Dreamdancer
Comment Written 13-Jan-2009
reply by the author on 13-Jan-2009
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Are there grey nurses out there? Tigers? There have been 3 shark attacks this past few days on the east coast of Australia. Yep, as soon as I dumped that load overboard, that shark jumped right up and grabbed it! LOL!!! Mind you, we were at least 60 to 80 miles off the coast of Australia and that is shark country! Let's just say you don't dive off the boat for a swim in those waters. HA! Thanks for the review. Sue
Comment from jack silver
i found this one incredibly amusing. and what made it even funnier was that it really did happen. but in a way it was also kind of gross. did the shark spit it out or was it to late by that time?
reply by the author on 12-Jan-2009
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i found this one incredibly amusing. and what made it even funnier was that it really did happen. but in a way it was also kind of gross. did the shark spit it out or was it to late by that time?
Comment Written 12-Jan-2009
reply by the author on 12-Jan-2009
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A shark won't spit out anything! It's amazing what the find in dead shark's bellies! It's gross, yes. But true as I sit here. LOL!!! The contest called from a story, and here it is! HA!! Thanks for your review, Jack...Sue
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i wish you all the best in the contest as well.
Comment from Jazh
I wish I could say that this is a lovely image - but it's not! lol It is, however, very entertaining. We've had three shark attacks off the East coast of Oz just this week...but I didn't know that they liked excrement as well!! Maybe that shark had a dietary deficiency of some sort. Good luck with the contest. :)
reply by the author on 12-Jan-2009
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I wish I could say that this is a lovely image - but it's not! lol It is, however, very entertaining. We've had three shark attacks off the East coast of Oz just this week...but I didn't know that they liked excrement as well!! Maybe that shark had a dietary deficiency of some sort. Good luck with the contest. :)
Comment Written 12-Jan-2009
reply by the author on 12-Jan-2009
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Where were the shark attacks? In Queensland? NSW? Surfers? Yikes! I used to worry sick when my boys surfed a lot down at the Gold Coast. Yes, a shark will eat ANYTHING!!! Ha!
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None in Qld, oddly. One in NSW, one in Vic, and one in Tasmania of all places (I thought it was too bloody cold down there for anyone to go in the water!). All major injuries, but all alive. Oh, and their surfboards were wrecked! :)
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That's where the great whites are, down there. Here's a bit of trivia: In the past 50 years, there have been 60 human fatalities off Australiaâ??s. Shoot, better chances of drowning in your own tub or falling and banging your head! HA!
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Yes, we heard that figure of 60 on the news last night here. All the so-called "shark hunters" are salivating and frightening people...but sharks are a vital part of the food chain too. I don't like them personally, but if I go into the surf, then I am invading their space, not the other way around. Mind you, after your experience, they could develop a new weapon for culling sharks - baby poo!! lol
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I hate it when they go out killing the sharks! What a dumb thing to do! I've always said the same thing: you go out into their world, look out. Same with crocs. Some go swimming in the most OBVIOUS saltwater crock tributaries and everyone is in SHOCK that someone gets taken. Then, they go out on a shooting spree for the crocs.
Drives me INSANE!!
Comment from Hitcher
Did you catch a Marlin friend? Did yah? Definitely one that makes you go YUK then WOW, I dislike sharks immensely Sue and it's mere presence in the water would of made this POM a little nervous, I do love sea fishing though so I have learned to deal with my fear. I saw Jaws when I was 10 and from then on it has been down hill, ha ha.
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reply by the author on 12-Jan-2009
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Did you catch a Marlin friend? Did yah? Definitely one that makes you go YUK then WOW, I dislike sharks immensely Sue and it's mere presence in the water would of made this POM a little nervous, I do love sea fishing though so I have learned to deal with my fear. I saw Jaws when I was 10 and from then on it has been down hill, ha ha.
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Comment Written 12-Jan-2009
reply by the author on 12-Jan-2009
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Yeah, when I lived in Queensland, we used to go off the coast of Cairns every year and go out Marlin fishing with a mother ship. I worked hard in the chair for a long time and reeled him in! We only tag and release, though. We'd stay out for up to 10 days. Best part of the world! That's where we saw that humpback breach. I'm going to stop talking about it now because I'm freezing my arse off up here in Ohio! Boo! Hiss! I am going to Australia in October! YAY!!! (I visited there about 3 years ago and snorkeled on the reef and saw two reef sharks close by. I was surprised that I didn't even get frightened! HA!
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You are going to Aussi in October? Would that inclued a trip to little old NZ, you and yours would always be welcome in my home, my wife doesn't bite and my girls well they probibley do! ha ha Food for thought Sue should you decide to pop across the ditch.
Marlin fisherman! I'm impressed friend and deffinitely Jealous.
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Would love to see NZ again. Not sure who I'm taking with me just yet (wink, wink). HA!!! Going to go to the GBR! Heaven!
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Oh, forgot to say a big THANK YOU for your most gracious invite. If I go to kiwi-land, you know I'll be knocking on your door!!! Oh, God! More guests. Put your apron on, mate!
Comment from Paradox Tremors
Oh God, what a stinker -- in a good sense that is. I got a good chuckle out of this. Funny in the sense it happened -- rather the "trash" than the baby ending up as 'shark-food.' Thanks for the laugh and good read my friend. Keep up the good work.
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Oh God, what a stinker -- in a good sense that is. I got a good chuckle out of this. Funny in the sense it happened -- rather the "trash" than the baby ending up as 'shark-food.' Thanks for the laugh and good read my friend. Keep up the good work.
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Comment Written 12-Jan-2009