Comments on: Stingrays: Assassins of the Sea http://www.blahstuff.com/oldstuff/2006/10/19/568/stingrays-assassins-of-the-sea/ A weblog about stuff and junk by Jake Sutton Sat, 05 Jul 2008 22:24:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Jake http://www.blahstuff.com/oldstuff/2006/10/19/568/stingrays-assassins-of-the-sea/#comment-9091 Jake Wed, 25 Oct 2006 13:52:50 +0000 http://www.blahstuff.com/oldstuff/2006/10/19/568/stingrays-assassins-of-the-sea/#comment-9091 (Peter's the "new guy" in our group at work. He's not really a script kiddie.) (Peter’s the “new guy” in our group at work. He’s not really a script kiddie.)

]]> By: Peter http://www.blahstuff.com/oldstuff/2006/10/19/568/stingrays-assassins-of-the-sea/#comment-9058 Peter Tue, 24 Oct 2006 17:00:13 +0000 http://www.blahstuff.com/oldstuff/2006/10/19/568/stingrays-assassins-of-the-sea/#comment-9058 RE: Stingray biologist stfu n00b. u r a f4g if 1 liek new u 1 RL 1 w00d tolly pwn u an ur st1ngrayz. RE: Stingray biologist

stfu n00b. u r a f4g

if 1 liek new u 1 RL 1 w00d tolly pwn u an ur st1ngrayz.

]]> By: Jake http://www.blahstuff.com/oldstuff/2006/10/19/568/stingrays-assassins-of-the-sea/#comment-9031 Jake Tue, 24 Oct 2006 03:36:52 +0000 http://www.blahstuff.com/oldstuff/2006/10/19/568/stingrays-assassins-of-the-sea/#comment-9031 OK... That's <em>awesome</em>!!! Someone's a little touchy. I guess there are actually people seriously saying this stuff? Because we was just funnin', yo. OK… That’s awesome!!! Someone’s a little touchy.
I guess there are actually people seriously saying this stuff?
Because we was just funnin’, yo.

]]> By: Stringray biologist http://www.blahstuff.com/oldstuff/2006/10/19/568/stingrays-assassins-of-the-sea/#comment-9027 Stringray biologist Tue, 24 Oct 2006 01:32:55 +0000 http://www.blahstuff.com/oldstuff/2006/10/19/568/stingrays-assassins-of-the-sea/#comment-9027 I would like to clarify some of the misinformation that is being spread about stingrays following the recent stingray incident in Florida. The animal involved was a spotted eagle ray which is completely different from the species that spined Steve Irwin. Comparing the two incidents is like comparing tigers in India to lions in Africa! The spotted eagle ray commonly jumps from the water in Florida for various reasons from defense to removing parasites. The location where the recent incident occured happens to have a healthy population of spotted eagle rays and is also a busy boating thoroughfare. Through chance alone an eagle ray jumped out if the water and happened to land in the boat of Mr. Bertakis. Both he and the eagle ray were equally startled. When Mr. Bertakis attempted to remove the eagle ray from the boat it flapped around and unintentionally lodged its barbed in his chest. Any reports calling this an "attack" are preposterous and this is just another example of humans encroaching on the environment of a wild animal and when a chance incident occurs, turning around and blaming the animal!! And as for "the foot long barb lodged in his chest" the barb was actually only 3inches long. Also, no stingray has the abililty to 'fire' its barb, it is permanently attached to the tail of the animal and intended to lodge in the mouth of a predator, such as a large shark, approaching from behind, thus detering the shark from attacking. I would like to clarify some of the misinformation that is being spread about stingrays following the recent stingray incident in Florida. The animal involved was a spotted eagle ray which is completely different from the species that spined Steve Irwin. Comparing the two incidents is like comparing tigers in India to lions in Africa! The spotted eagle ray commonly jumps from the water in Florida for various reasons from defense to removing parasites. The location where the recent incident occured happens to have a healthy population of spotted eagle rays and is also a busy boating thoroughfare. Through chance alone an eagle ray jumped out if the water and happened to land in the boat of Mr. Bertakis. Both he and the eagle ray were equally startled. When Mr. Bertakis attempted to remove the eagle ray from the boat it flapped around and unintentionally lodged its barbed in his chest. Any reports calling this an “attack” are preposterous and this is just another example of humans encroaching on the environment of a wild animal and when a chance incident occurs, turning around and blaming the animal!!
And as for “the foot long barb lodged in his chest” the barb was actually only 3inches long. Also, no stingray has the abililty to ‘fire’ its barb, it is permanently attached to the tail of the animal and intended to lodge in the mouth of a predator, such as a large shark, approaching from behind, thus detering the shark from attacking.

]]> By: kinyahbrutha http://www.blahstuff.com/oldstuff/2006/10/19/568/stingrays-assassins-of-the-sea/#comment-8921 kinyahbrutha Fri, 20 Oct 2006 23:16:30 +0000 http://www.blahstuff.com/oldstuff/2006/10/19/568/stingrays-assassins-of-the-sea/#comment-8921 the first time can be explained as an accident, the second time, i don't think so.... fool me once shame on you fool me twice shame on me. death to the stingrays !!! STNG RAYZ the first time can be explained as an accident,
the second time, i don’t think so….
fool me once shame on you
fool me twice shame on me.

death to the stingrays !!!

STNG RAYZ

]]> By: Broz http://www.blahstuff.com/oldstuff/2006/10/19/568/stingrays-assassins-of-the-sea/#comment-8904 Broz Fri, 20 Oct 2006 00:34:54 +0000 http://www.blahstuff.com/oldstuff/2006/10/19/568/stingrays-assassins-of-the-sea/#comment-8904 Do your fucking job, Aquaman. Set these mean little bastards straight. Do your fucking job, Aquaman. Set these mean little bastards straight.

]]> By: da kine http://www.blahstuff.com/oldstuff/2006/10/19/568/stingrays-assassins-of-the-sea/#comment-8894 da kine Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:39:19 +0000 http://www.blahstuff.com/oldstuff/2006/10/19/568/stingrays-assassins-of-the-sea/#comment-8894 These mofos are going mental. How long until they develop legs and lungs and start hunting us on the beach? What's that? Tens of millions of years at a minimum? OK. Never mind. These mofos are going mental. How long until they develop legs and lungs and start hunting us on the beach? What’s that? Tens of millions of years at a minimum? OK. Never mind.

]]> By: Chris http://www.blahstuff.com/oldstuff/2006/10/19/568/stingrays-assassins-of-the-sea/#comment-8891 Chris Thu, 19 Oct 2006 19:23:05 +0000 http://www.blahstuff.com/oldstuff/2006/10/19/568/stingrays-assassins-of-the-sea/#comment-8891 They're clearly working for the monkeys, it's only a matter of time before the sharks are brought on board. Be afraid. They’re clearly working for the monkeys, it’s only a matter of time before the sharks are brought on board. Be afraid.

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