Shark attacks to be rebranded....

[S7DiscoDown]

Last news from Australia. I guess it doesn't effect us in the UK but my first WTF moment this morning.


Shark attacks are to be rebranded as "interactions" or "negative incounters" in an attempt to change the predators' image as a "man-eating monster."
Officials in parts of Australia will also refer to "bites," rather than "attacks," as they seek to avoid scaring people away from beach's. This is on the back of a record year of shark related deaths (sorry "encounters").

The UK version of "interactions" and "negative incounters" are bumping into an ex in the supermarket. Not being bitten by a great white

 

[Centralscrutinizer]

 

[Borobarmy]

So will mankind rename our ‘encounter’ terminology when we carry on harpooning sharks and whales ? perhaps ‘ negative interacting‘ with them .

Id rather err on ourselves being labelled the man eating monsters .

 

[Way_Out_West]

Aargh, I'm having a shark interaction! It's encountered my leg off!

 

[bear66]

Sharks are misunderstood. They are picky eaters, don't find humans tasty and they are also hard to digest.

Link

 

[SmallTown]

To be fair it’s a bit much calling them attacks in the first place. Creature leaves it’s natural environment and enters one with a bigger predator: creature gets eaten. Interaction sounds about right!

 

[Muttley]

Top tip, try not to look like a seal.

 

[Zoophonic]

Last news from Australia. I guess it doesn't effect us in the UK but my first WTF moment this morning.


Shark attacks are to be rebranded as "interactions" or "negative incounters" in an attempt to change the predators' image as a "man-eating monster."
Officials in parts of Australia will also refer to "bites," rather than "attacks," as they seek to avoid scaring people away from beach's. This is on the back of a record year of shark related deaths (sorry "encounters").

The UK version of "interactions" and "negative incounters" are bumping into an ex in the supermarket. Not being bitten by a great white

Encounters surely?

it sounds rather nice Negative Encounters. It’s like Bried Encounters. Two sharks tired of their hum drum life in the Tasman Sea, meet by a wreck. Will they won’t they?

 

[Laughing]

Sharks barely kill anyone, humans on the other hand....

 

[Boro4life]

I think it's the jelly fish you gotta be more scared of to be honest

 

[Laughing]

I think it's the jelly fish you gotta be more scared of to be honest

The Portuguese man of war isn't actually a jellyfish nor is it a single organism. Its a fascinating creature (s)

 

[Centralscrutinizer]

It's the box jellyfish I'm more wary of than the Noahs arks when I'm down under.

 

[Heam44]

Would you rather get attacked off a great white or a Nile crocodile?

Great white for me.

 

[Laughing]

Would you rather get attacked off a great white or a Nile crocodile?

Great white for me.

You can disable a nile crocodile with an elastic band. So it would depend on my elastic band supply.

 

[junos_boots]

Up to Jaws, I don't remember shark attacks getting any mention in UK

 

[Centralscrutinizer]

Would you rather get attacked off a great white or a Nile crocodile?

Great white for me.

Sounds like one of those daft interview questions you hear about. I'll try and remember to ask someone it

 

[Heam44]

You can disable a nile crocodile with an elastic band. So it would depend on my elastic band supply.

Round it’s mouth?

 

[Laughing]

Round it’s mouth?

Exactly! They have very weak muscles to open their mouth as when they were evolving elastic bands hadn't been invented. That's the problem with evolution and stopping evolving 60 million years ago, lazy lizards.

 

[Heam44]

Sounds like one of those daft interview questions you hear about. I'll try and remember to ask someone it

I’m not messing about though, I’m genuinely interested to know what people would prefer.

 

[Laughing]

Heam as a newly minted member of the married man club, why aren't you walking round either tk max or a garden center.