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General Forums => The O' Club => Topic started by: MORAY37 on November 03, 2007, 01:59:25 PM
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Below is a news story from Iraq.... pay particular attention to the ending.
NASSIRIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - A two-meter shark has been caught in a river in southern Iraq more than 200 km (160 miles) from the sea.
Karim Hasan Thamir said he was fishing with his sons last week when they spotted a large fish thrashing about in his net. "I recognized the fish as a shark because I have seen one on a television program," he told Reuters.
The shark was pulled from the mouth of an irrigation canal that joins the Euphrates River. The Euphrates joins the Tigris River further east to form the Shatt al-Arab waterway which flows south past Basra into the Gulf.
Dr. Mohamed Ajah, assistant dean of the college of science at Thi Qar University in Nassiriya, said barriers in river estuaries usually prevented sharks swimming upstream.
"In this case, I think this animal was there for a long time but no one had managed to see it," he said.
Locals blamed the U.S. military for the shark's presence.
Tahseen Ali, a teacher, said there was a "75 percent chance" Americans had put the shark in the water.
"This is very frightening for us. Our children always swim in the river and I believe that there are more sharks. I believe that America is behind this matter," said fisherman Hatim Karim.
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This was sent to me by a colleague..The shark was a bull shark, well known for swimming up freshwater tributaries... some are even caught 2,200 miles up the Mississippi River.
I think it is quite telling that such an event gets blamed on the United States, from the general populace that withstood the tyranny of Saddam Hussein's bloody regime.
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Mmmm Iraqi kids. Taste like dirty chicken.
(http://img131.imageshack.us/img131/3299/sharkblingsx1kb0.gif) (http://imageshack.us)
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Moray - I know nothing about marine biology. Assuming for one moment that the US military had indeed put the shark in there (LOL) could a shark survive in shallow, slow moving "fresh" (ie not salt) water?
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Originally posted by Louis XVII
Moray - I know nothing about marine biology. Assuming for one moment that the US military had indeed put the shark in there (LOL) could a shark survive in shallow, slow moving "fresh" (ie not salt) water?
I'm definately not saying that the US put a shark there...where'd that come from>?
Yes, certain species of shark can survive in fresh water. Bulls are very well known to travel far into freshwater. Their bodies can deal with the halocline (salt line) very well, and only go through a very brief shock period.
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If the Shark has a "Made in China" tag, it's definitely from the US.
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did the shark have a laser?
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Oh foo, another highly classified project blown by a fishing net. :noid
Any minute now they'll discover Crocs on their feet.
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Where were you people a week ago? http://forums.hitechcreations.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=218792
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The Enquirer got scooped.
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Originally posted by MORAY37
Below is a news story from Iraq.... pay particular attention to the ending.
NASSIRIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - A two-meter shark has been caught in a river in southern Iraq more than 200 km (160 miles) from the sea.
Karim Hasan Thamir said he was fishing with his sons last week when they spotted a large fish thrashing about in his net. "I recognized the fish as a shark because I have seen one on a television program," he told Reuters.
The shark was pulled from the mouth of an irrigation canal that joins the Euphrates River. The Euphrates joins the Tigris River further east to form the Shatt al-Arab waterway which flows south past Basra into the Gulf.
Dr. Mohamed Ajah, assistant dean of the college of science at Thi Qar University in Nassiriya, said barriers in river estuaries usually prevented sharks swimming upstream.
"In this case, I think this animal was there for a long time but no one had managed to see it," he said.
Locals blamed the U.S. military for the shark's presence.
Tahseen Ali, a teacher, said there was a "75 percent chance" Americans had put the shark in the water.
"This is very frightening for us. Our children always swim in the river and I believe that there are more sharks. I believe that America is behind this matter," said fisherman Hatim Karim.
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This was sent to me by a colleague..The shark was a bull shark, well known for swimming up freshwater tributaries... some are even caught 2,200 miles up the Mississippi River.
I think it is quite telling that such an event gets blamed on the United States, from the general populace that withstood the tyranny of Saddam Hussein's bloody regime.
The fact that you would post this tripe speaks volumes....How many people did Reuters have to interview to find someone to blame it on America? assuming of course the person is real
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Sir, I don't care. I just thought it was interesting. I searched only as far as my email.... thanks for your conspiracy theory concerns though... dam you righties are touchy.
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Originally posted by bj229r
The fact that you would post this tripe speaks volumes....How many people did Reuters have to interview to find someone to blame it on America? assuming of course the person is real
I only wonder if it's as many as Reuters has to interview to find someone who approves of Mr. Bush's policies.
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Originally posted by Louis XVII
Moray - I know nothing about marine biology. Assuming for one moment that the US military had indeed put the shark in there (LOL) could a shark survive in shallow, slow moving "fresh" (ie not salt) water?
Bull sharks have been caught as far north as Minnesota in the Mississippi and waterways that connect to it!
http://www.tonyrogers.com/humor/live_sharks_mn.htm :aok
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Originally posted by MORAY37
I only wonder if it's as many as Reuters has to interview to find someone who approves of Mr. Bush's policies.
Not in my area they wouldn`t.
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well.. so far the funniest thing in this thread is moray accusing someone of being touchy.
lazs
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Everything is America's fault.
(http://www.bullshido.net/gallery/data/566/medium/bullets.jpg)
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Originally posted by x0847Marine
If the Shark has a "Made in China" tag, it's definitely from the US.
Yeah, and if it's still got a WalMart price tag on it, we can blame Lazs. :rofl
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I got nothing against walmart.
lazs
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Error: Intellegence.DLL, and Reality.EXE has been corrupted, Reformat Earth? Y/N
:noid
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Originally posted by indy007
Everything is America's fault.
(http://www.bullshido.net/gallery/data/566/medium/bullets.jpg)
lol 2 shells unfired hit her house...
Scary thing is.. since women were not allowed schooling over there till recently they actually believe that BS. The males just choose to be stupid on their own.
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Originally posted by Shuffler
lol 2 shells unfired hit her house...
Scary thing is.. since women were not allowed schooling over there till recently they actually believe that BS. The males just choose to be stupid on their own.
Women have always been allowed to go to school in Iraq.
http://hrw.org/backgrounder/wrd/iraq-women.htm
Historically, Iraqi women and girls have enjoyed relatively more rights than many of their counterparts in the Middle East. The Iraqi Provisional Constitution (drafted in 1970) formally guaranteed equal rights to women and other laws specifically ensured their right to vote, attend school, run for political office, and own property
The link has some very biased comments, but the basic facts are that women in Iraq have enjoyed many more rights than any of their arabic neighbors over the past 30+ years.