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jamsw

Everyone tells me I should be afraid of the sea and what lives in it. What's down there that should freak me out?

I mean, it's just fish, few and far between?

Posted Oct 2, 2010, 9:13 AM UTC

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CatalyticDragon•

Oh man, forgot the usual stuff like sharks, that's small fry. You've also got:

And if you are Steve Irwin, a 10cm stingray barb can seriously ruin your day.

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psykulor•

How about this? The ocean is a vast and crushing void. There are sections of it that go so deep, no life is found there. Once I dropped a quarter in the water on a deep sea fishing trip. No one will ever see that quarter again.

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callipygian1•

cthulhu is down there, but there's only one of him and the ocean is a big place, so your odds are good.

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[deleted]•

Kids piss in the ocean.

'Nuff said.

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elucubra•

I LOVE the seas. I'm an advanced Scuba diver, have made two small sailboats, I fish...

And I'm landlocked.

Learn to love AND respect the sea. It can be the most wonderful host, but it can kill you.

The key word is RESPECT.

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witchdoctorpixie•

I find whales terrifying. Their so large and the thought of drifting into their mouth or rubbing up against their barnacles freaks me out.

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bubbla•

Yep, absolutely nothing at all going on down there.

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jamswOP•

Oh. My. Days.

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origamiguy•

A thousand thousand slimy things

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Kahnza•

sharks, jellyfish

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igloofu•

Coral, fear it!

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noorits•

Water. One billion and four hundred million cubic kilometers of it, in fact.

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logantauranga•

We gather today to remember those brave Quahog men that were lost at sea.
The Bible declares "an eye for an eye," so let us now take our vengeance on this murderous ocean! [STABS OCEAN]
You won't be hurting anyone anymore!

— Mayor West

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lounsey•

Cthulhu

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videogamechamp•

Everyone is stupid, there is essentially nothing in the sea that will bother you.

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