"The Day a Dozen Parents and Children Killed a Shark For a Selfie"

Discussion in 'All Discussions' started by seldom seen, Aug 25, 2014.

  1. seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

    Aug 21, 2012
  2. Sniffer

    Sniffer Well-Known Member

    Sep 20, 2010
    As a fisherman, that is a sad story even though I have killed many a fish. But the idea of some stupid city dwellers that have no clue about nature and treat an animal like that ticks me off.

    On the other hand this story sounds a little made up though…a baby shark? The writer didn't know what type of shark it was but knew it was a baby…huh?
     

  3. seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

    Aug 21, 2012
    I hear ya Sniffer. On both counts. I'd bet it was a dogfish. The behavior/herd mentality/selfie-narcissism grinds my gears.
     
  4. beerndwata

    beerndwata Well-Known Member

    191
    Sep 18, 2013
    so I watched the mtv vmas last night. and only for about ten minutes.

    and I've been pretty depressed how shi tay our reality is.
    how did these nigels get into such positions of power?
    ohyea.... the whole fing country is nigels. fueling them with ratings..

    well I did get to surf THREE sessions yesterday. must have gotten over 40 waves...
    Although I'm content with finally getting to put my legs and shoulders to work... I had to have seen at least 300 selfies on the beach. Just within 1 day. and in only about 300 yards of beach.

    I tried to shake it off. but then I read this. and I'm just steaming now.
    damn seldom. is it worth it to be in the know?
    cause my ignorance sure did feel bliss.
    ... at least we have some more bumps on the way...
     
  5. brewengineer

    brewengineer Well-Known Member

    Jun 22, 2011
    Shark Hunter would be happy to read this.
     
  6. seldom seen

    seldom seen Well-Known Member

    Aug 21, 2012
    My daily question amigo...I tell myself that it is. Don't fret too much about it, b/c it's really like the allegory of the cave. Once you see the light the shadows will never look the same again.

    Here here for some bumps top temporarily quell our insanity.

    Brew I'm 99% sure I had a shark-hunter sighting on saturday.
     
  7. stinkbug

    stinkbug Well-Known Member

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    Dec 21, 2010
    As stated likely a dogfish, which are hardly endangered.
    However, the author's concept on human's detachment from their natural surroundings is spot on. Here these people were more concerned about their iphones and posting the photo to Facebook probably than the reality in front of them that they were killing the animal for no good reason.
    People live in electronic worlds, experiences digital, friend's are virtual. We are headed towards a scary world in the future.
     
  8. salzsurf

    salzsurf Well-Known Member

    384
    Feb 11, 2011
    Unfortunately social media has only brought on further proliferation of people's self-worth. The outlets to post their crap and receive feedback from a digital audience allow them to fuel their own small sense of celebrity, when in reality, their parents are the only people who truly care about their existence...maybe.
     
  9. rcarter

    rcarter Well-Known Member

    Jul 26, 2009
    What a bunch of stupid A$$ Fuktards!!!! I hope everyone of them died in firey car crashes on the way home and the paramedics took selfies with them as they lay gasping for air on the highway! If that little brat of a girl from the story is the future then humanity is FUKED!
     
  10. Iggy

    Iggy Well-Known Member

    258
    Jun 14, 2014
    People Suck.
     
  11. bennysgohome

    bennysgohome Well-Known Member

    Nov 13, 2009
    Yes, this site is a good example of people having digital friends. They consider other posters friends who they haven't even met.
     
  12. HARDCORESHARTHUFFER-RI

    HARDCORESHARTHUFFER-RI Well-Known Member

    Sep 17, 2013
    Now the only person I see even contending with words like this is yankee. rcarter, unless Yankee comes out more vitriolic than this and more voluminous than Zack, I see you as HOTY 2014 lock
     
  13. rcarter

    rcarter Well-Known Member

    Jul 26, 2009
    I thank you for the praise sir.
     
  14. Scobeyville

    Scobeyville Well-Known Member

    May 11, 2009
    Hold on! Lemme Take A Selfie!
     
  15. sisurfdogg

    sisurfdogg Well-Known Member

    Jun 17, 2013
    Yeah, what he said!
     
  16. yankee

    yankee Well-Known Member

    Sep 26, 2008
    Awwww, nice try MIS but have you seen my ripostes of frandrescher? carter's been on vacay dude...
     
  17. yankee

    yankee Well-Known Member

    Sep 26, 2008
    Would've gotten busted right along with you, after smashing 'Joey' & any of the others.

    The planet is bathed in blood. For centuries. We are so screwed as a 'superior race' yeah sure we are. The planet is doomed. This is due to yowling, mewling shiiit-for-brains, self-absorbed anal-investigators obsessively fingering their own orifices & convulsed with their lunatic self-infatuated ball tickling, beaver fanning look-at-me insane shiiit lives. These are people who shove GoPros up their rectums because mummsy told them that they are 'special.'

    These scumbags deserve to have their feet amputated by bear traps while they're on summer hikes in their local polluted parks. Let them lie there in the dirt for awhile, whining & wailing. Then, during treatment for their stumps, vivisection will be performed upon them, without anesthesia or pain killer of course, and their screams are then documented & played back every time they log on to FB.

    For dessert, stream shampoo in their eyeballs to see if those fukkkkers are telling the truth when they do the sadistic torturing on dogs to see if it's really true about 'no more tears.'
     
    Last edited: Aug 25, 2014
  18. DawnPatrol321

    DawnPatrol321 Well-Known Member

    Mar 6, 2012
    I'm over the selfie movement, it's literally everywhere I go, can't go a day without seeing an idiot duck lipping the air as they snap a photo then check to see if it's of posting quality, then sending out for the world to see, look at me! F'ing metards, put the phone down!
     
  19. rcarter

    rcarter Well-Known Member

    Jul 26, 2009
    Agreed, my rant was a drop in the bucket man.
     
  20. yankee

    yankee Well-Known Member

    Sep 26, 2008
    Still great tho; gitcarter you have a style & humour that makes your hate HOF material every time.