Why Christopher is a Big Pussy… ;-)

Posted on March 18th, 2006 by Christine.
Categories: Hilarious.

So last night, Christopher and I were eating dinner at 11pm at the house of an elderly couple we’d only met a few hours before. It’s a story in and of itself, but I won’t get into. The important part is… the woman who is in her 70s, started talking to us about her last ocean swim. Being an avid swimmer myself and former lifeguard, I was very into her story. I look over at Christopher as she’s talking and his eyes are wide… like the look of disbelief he gets on his face when someone starts pointing out that social reform and foreign aid have positive benefits.

And I know what’s going through his mind…

So I say… “Christopher’s petrified that he’ll get eaten by a shark if he swims in the ocean.”

The lady and her husband look over at Christopher. He nods enthusiastically. “There are sharks in there,” he says as if he just discovered something that no one else had ever thought of. Christopher turns to the elderly man… “You don’t swim in the ocean, do you?” He asks it like he thinks that women, being the illogical creatures they are, would make such a morbid mistake… but surely a man would have enough sense to stay out of the deep blue sea. The man, in his late 70s, looks at me and smiles. “Well…” he says… “not anymore. The doctor told me to stop after my last knee surgery.”

“But you used to?” Chris asks… still having trouble getting his mind around it.

“Sure… where else would you swim?” the man asks.

Now, Christopher’s reaction comes as no surprise. Last summer, he and I spent the day at the beach. We were fucking around and he chased me into the surf to try to drown me (because that’s the sort of game Christopher finds fun). I swim away from him and he follows me until he gets about chest deep. Then he stops.

I’m treading water about another ten feet out and say, “Come on…”

His eyes widen. His body tenses.

“No.”

“Seriously… come on…”

“Hell no. You should come back.”

“Dude… it’s only like 15 feet deep here.”

“You’re going to get eaten by a shark.”

I wasn’t sure if I heard him right… usually when people say the phrase “you’re going to get eaten by a shark…” it means there’s a shark right next to you.

“Do you know what the odds are of getting eaten by a shark?”

“Small, I know… but that’s because we live on land and there aren’t any sharks on land.”

I swear I’m having trouble following his logic.

“Yeah… ???”

“If we lived in the water, there’d be a lot more people eaten by sharks.”

“But we don’t live in the water… we’re just swimming in it for a few hours.”

“So your risks increase greatly.”

“You can’t be serious… you won’t swim with me because you think a shark will eat us?”

He just stares at me.

“If a shark does come, I’ll tell him to eat me and let you go… how’s that?” I say, giggling. He didn’t find it funny and he turned around to go back to the safety of terra firma.

The elderly couple liked this story… I think they were entertained by it. The woman mentions in a subtle way that Christopher’s fear of sharks might be a bit irrational… but Chris refuses to budge.

So… today I went online (because the only way to convince Christopher of anything is to provide hard facts)… so I wanted to find out how many people each year really are killed by sharks. I found this quote on a website and thought it might put it all into perspective….

“Falling coconuts kill 150 people worldwide each year, 15 times the number of fatalities attributable to sharks,” said George Burgess, Director of the University of Florida’s International Shark Attack File and a noted shark researcher.

-)

More people die from spider bites… so who’s fear is more irrational? You can’t argue with facts. -)

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Christopher the Pyro mentioned

WE LIVE ON LAND RETARD. COCONUTS ARE FOUND ON LAND, SPIDERS ARE FOUND ON LAND. There is no flaw in my logic.

If you need more proof why fucking with sharks is a bad idea.

March 18th, 2006

Christine the Lioness scribbled

Have you guys heard the joke about the sea bass that was scared of coconuts and spiders…? It’s hilarious… -)

March 18th, 2006

Keith the Director stated

He does make a decent point christine…facts for facts. If people spent as much time in the ocean as we do on land the number of shark attacks would be more than doubled. As far as the facts you provided and the story as it was stated have different points of emphasis. You said falling coconuts kill more people than sharks! Fact I agree with. However chris’s rebutal is founded by the statement we are land based people. Unfounded in your post is the number of shark attacks that lead to permanent disfiguration. The number of shark attacks in the world is actually a lot higher that the number of deaths attributed to sharks b/c sharks do not like the taste of human blood and flesh. The attacks are hit and run, and the dumb fish that they are can’t tell the difference b/w a human and seal unfortunately until its too late sometimes.
I see alot of shows on t.v about sharks etc. and shark attacks sometimes result in just the victim having teeth marks the rest of their lives others aren’t so lucky where they lose an etire arm or leg or half a leg in the process. Those arn’t considered shark attack related deaths b/c the person did not die but they might as well be listed under deaths b/c of the severity of the attack. I personally love the ocean and unfortuantely have a fear of sharks as well, but I just put them out of my mind b/c i know when not to be in the water, and the chances of being attakced by a shark are very low. But chris my man if you don’t wanna go in the ocean keep your ass on that beach where you know you are safe. It’s your decision! great stpry though guys very intriguing!
oh and christine foreign aid has no positive benefits. Do you see are national debt decreasing any after we given so much to a worthless cause? )

March 18th, 2006

eric the Lil' Devil mentioned

hey brother look at it this way, if you and christine are swimming in the ocean and you see a fin, deck her in the nose, the shark will go after the blood as you swim to safety? see the old saying goes, you don’t have to outswim the shark, you only have to out swim your peers!*- ) :-?

March 18th, 2006

Christine the Lioness commented

LOL!

Keith… you forgot one thing… coconuts can disfigure a person too. -) But operating with Christopher’s logic… since car accidents kill a thousand times more people than coconuts, spiders, and sharks combined… he shouldn’t drive anymore. I’ll take that Audi off his hands if he wants me too… -)

Eric… unfortunately for Christopher, I swim circles around him. Now I wouldn’t be surprised if he punched me in the nose… but I would be surprised if had the wits about him after seeing the fin to do anything besides flounder around and wind up a case of self-induced drowning. In which case I’d have to drag his ass back to shore side-stroke, which I may not be too inclined to do if he punched me. Just trying to think all this through so Christopher doesn’t get any silly ideas… -)

March 18th, 2006

Keith the Director penned this

haha yeah I guess coconuts can’t disfigure…but then again something that heavy hits your head from a certain height will most likely crush your skull so you die. ) no chance for disfiguremant. Possible paralization though if you don’t die, but in most cases I’m leaning to death!

March 18th, 2006

Christine the Lioness scribbled

But if there was a saw embedded in the coconut and then it fell off and hit your arm… it could wind up just dismembering you… I’m just saying… you know… since we’re talking about horrible deaths that are likely to happen… like being attacked by a shark. -)

March 18th, 2006

Keith the Director scribbled

LOL!!!!! so who was the bright guy that embedded the saw in the cocnut so it could possibly dismember someone…ya know being that we are talking about certainly possile causes of death that happen regularly! )

March 18th, 2006

Christopher the Pyro quibbed this

Ya know.. the ocean is not safe. Period. hehe. I love the ocean.. all I’m saying.. is that IT IS NOT an irrational fear.

March 18th, 2006

Keith the Director pontificated

your right chris it isn’t a irrational fear, and fact a lot of people fear sharks tahnx to the movie jaws… Sharks also arn’t the only things in the ocean detrimental to our safety. Beware the “jellyfish” o

March 18th, 2006

Christine the Lioness scribbled

Did you hear yourself??? A lot of people have this fear because of the movie Jaws… I’ll let you in on a little secret that I was privvy to because I work in the film industry… but don’t tell anyone… shhh…. Jaws wasn’t real… it was fake, made up, imaginary… now… come on… do all those people who are scared of the ocean because of Jaws also believe that King Kong lives on an island somewhere and could make his way to New York??? Let’s all cut the bullshit and face facts… I am willing to bet $100,000 that Christopher could swim in the ocean once a month for the rest of his life and never get bit by a shark. Since I’m destined to out-live Christopher if my plan works… I wouldn’t mind being $100,000 richer. Any takers???

March 18th, 2006

Keith the Director up'n wrote this

yes I did hear myself since I recall typing it…Yes i know JAWS instilled the fear of sharks in thousands of people,and still does today. Wait what..OMFG jaws wasn’t real are you serious? I can’t believe it! All this time I thought it was based on a true story will realtiem footage shot from an 8mm or 30mm. Wow I’m shocked thank you so much for clarifying it, and thank you for your movie industry people for clarifying something someone outside the industry wouldn’t know! o Also I have been fascinated with sharks since i was a kid. I know my facts and know full well yours is a suckers bet…however if I were to run a chum line out to sea and then you send chris on his swim I guarentee his ass is gonna get attacked. Now I would defintely not do this to my family however soemother lame ass off the street and I will gladly test my theory…;)

March 18th, 2006

eric the Lil' Devil pontificated

i get chris, rational fear, the facts do support christine as far as the likelyhood of death by shark as compared to car, but my boy has a point baby, in a lifetime you may spend 10 years in a car. as for the ocean you may spend a year tops? and people still get bit? hell some people never see the ocean their entire life so the numbers are skewed.

March 18th, 2006

Christine the Lioness commented

Keep trying to make this a plausible fear you guys… I still don’t have any takers for my bet. -)

BTW, Keith… I’ve actually been fascinated with sharks since I was a little kid. I wanted to be an icthyologist from the time I was about 8 until junior high when I discovered that I didn’t like science so much. As a matter of fact… one of my goals before I leave this wonderful planet is to do a shark dive in Belize. The adrenaline rush on that must make everything else pale in comparison.

Come on boys… is it really that hard to just admit I’m right about this? It’s one thing to stand by Christopher, it’s another to ignore all sense of reality and logic in order to do so… Besides, Christopher already knows he’s a pussy, so it’s not like it’s going to hurt his feelings or anything. -)

March 18th, 2006

Keith the Director said this

Christine of course you don’t have any takers I have already dubbed your bet a suckers beat in my previous post, andactually gave you the benefit of the doubt and agreed with you on it. As a kid i was fascinated with sharks and dinosaurs, but like you discovered there was too much b.s. science involved and it wasn’t really rewarding enough ) However I would defintely accompany you on a shark dive in Belize i think it would defintely be a rush and a half. When do you wanna go?

March 18th, 2006

Ben the Kingpin penned this

I have an unreasonable and illogical fear of deep water and dark water–though I’ve never experienced anything in either of those elements.

March 18th, 2006

eric the Lil' Devil chimed in with

i think this is not about whether the fear is rational or not,its about the willingness to throw caution to the wind, pesonally in the last 6 years i have seen some shit that has screwed up my views on life’s fairness and the value of it,so believe me when i say i have no fears of dying.at times, and you can ask chris and keith i welcomed it, but; i’m half crazy and have been wild since day one, sky diving? would the fear of that be rational based on the fact that a very small number of people die from it? but any time you want to take the plunge christine you can call me i’ll fly out and we’ll go and see who can deal with fear

March 18th, 2006

Haas the Addict asserted

Wow Chris nice logic… Humor me for sometime here(I will probably hv a point by the end of this)
Lets say we live in water… now the shark attacks are more and logically yes it should be more. Now say u and Christine go to the beach and u guys are in water(cos ppl live in water now) and Christine wants to play on land.
Now the statement you made would be translated to “No, Christine I wont come on land coz we will get killed by tigers or falling coconuts”
Dude consider this the area of oceans to the number of sharks and the land area to number of tigers (or coconut trees). You are probably safer in water dude P

March 19th, 2006

Haas the Addict up'n wrote this

By the Way Christine its not fair to call someone a pussy simply based on what they believe.

March 19th, 2006

Keith the Director added

I have to disagree haas to a degree…There is a concentration of tigers found only Siberia, others found in parts of Africa, Asia and India. They primarily live in Tropical rain forests and live solitary lives from my understanding. Which makes everyone one in Europe, North America, Austrailia, Nova Scotia, Greenland, Iceland,and the majority of South America pretty much devoid of such attacks. As well the areas of which cocnut trees actually grow natural are few and far between to the most inhabited of places. You say we spend more time in the water we are not going to want to be on land in fear of tiger attacks and falling cocnuts. You have over a 85% chance to get on land somewhere that neither of these things exist. Yet Sharks are everywhere in the ocean. Yes the ocean is vast and chances are slim to an attack. However the proof of fact is Sharks are everywhere there is saltwater and that means one could be lurking at any point in contact with a saltwater source. Another bitch of nature with sharks is the Bull Shark which is the most notorius for attacks on humans can actually sustain life in fresh water for limited time (and actually goes there to give birth) providing that fresh water is a tributary to an outside saltwater source. So there will be a taint of saltwater in the mix due to backwash.

March 19th, 2006

Keith the Director stated

Oh haas I almost forgot to congratulate you on the fine spelling you did in both comments A++ no errors )

March 19th, 2006

Christine the Lioness spake, and sayeth

I just call ‘em like I see ‘em, Haas… -)

March 19th, 2006

Christine the Lioness pontificated

Despite the fact that I still think the fear is ridiculous… I agree with Keith’s point on the tiger thing. The thing about tigers and coconuts is that you know where they’ll be. It’s not like you walk down the street and a tiger comes bounding out from behind a building and mauls you. But it’s technically true that even though sharks are concentrated in certain areas (near the Great Barrier Reef, close to Channel Islands, near Hawaii, etc.) you really could be attacked almost anywhere including some fresh water tributaries… so it’s not like you could avoid it the way you could avoid getting killed by a coconut by staying away from a coconut tree.

However, it seems to me now that the key to this discussion is how calculated the risk is to determine whether the fear is irrational. To advocate Christopher’s belief… is it reasonable to be scared of something that can kill and eat you? Yes, of course. Now… riding in a car and also kill you. If it was determined that lets say 1 out of every 20,000 times a person gets into the ocean, he or she is killed by a shark, and it’s also determed that 1 out of every 10,000 a person gets into a car, he or she is killed in a car accident… AND if one is NOT scared of getting into a car based on those odds, then it would follow that it would be irrational to be scared of something that has lesser odds of killing you when you aren’t scared by something that has greater odds of killing you. It truly would not make sense to fear something less likely of killing you when you don’t fear something more likely of killing you. But I think the whole shark thing for Christopher and other people who share this fear is the way a shark can come out of seemingly nowhere in dark water and rip off limbs. Car accidents, while certainly able to extinguish your life, may not seem as horrific of a death. But the truth is… in most cases, death is just death and they’d both be over pretty quick.

March 19th, 2006

Keith the Director stated

Very good points christine, and i do have to agree with you. Based on facts it would make sense for people to be less afraid of sharks based on pure numbers. I think people are more afraid of sharks because they can come out of nowhere and are unavoidable. Where as they feel they have some control over the outcome of whether or not they can get into a car accident.

March 19th, 2006

Christopher the Pyro up'n wrote this

The point here is even Christine’s calculations are flawed, the reason being is this.

Driving and getting in the ocean cannot be compaired,why?
a. Driving is an activity, that is both dependent on yourself and other people, driving everyday at midnight on the 405 is safe, driving everyday on the 405 at 8am is not safe.
b. The # of people driving is sooo much more then the number of people getting into the ocean, the fact that ANYBODY get’s eaten at all should say something considering the size of the ocean and the relatively small number of people getting into the ocean and the relatively small number of sharks.
c. I asked Christine last night if she would be willling to spend the night floating in the ocean, her answer was simply no, that she thinks she would get eaten, now if someone thinks they are going to get eaten by staying in the water they are not logically looking at these numbers, the odds of getting eaten do not really go up the longer your in the water, your just rolling the dice more time.
ex//
1/1000 people get attacked if they are in the water for 10 min’s… now if I stay in the water for 60 min’s I don’t now have a 6/1000 chance of getting eaten I still only have a 1/1000 chance but taking that chance 6 times. So the amount of time in the water does not make you more or less safe, it’s just a matter of how long you can be brave for.

Haas, if I lived in the water and I happened to come on land in oh.. Alaska.. I would probabl be worried about getting eaten by bears… because they eat people. I mean odds are odds but all the odds people are given me are FLAWED because they are based on 6 billion people o the planet not on the actual # of people getting into the ocean, where they are going into the ocean…. the odds that say your more like to be hit by lightening then eaten by a shark a a flat distortion of #,s of COURSE i’m more likely to get hit by lighting, I’m exposed to lightening EVERYWHERE but I’m not exposed to sharks in my apartment. I live in Southern California there is big sharks in the water that WILL eat me.

March 19th, 2006

Keith the Director commented

Than you chris for finding the words I was searching for but had eluded me. When trying to say driving and shark attacks are incomparable. I was trying to make this point yesterday but it got lost in my rant. Accidents do happen to people driving, but how many of those accidents are solo accidents? Not very many…it’s usually do to soemone either being drunk, wreckless or careless behind the wheel. I have driven on the 405 which chris speaks of at both 8am and 1am. It was much safer at 1am! I know for a fact in my ohhh 12 1/2 years of driving that I have been in one accident when i was behind the wheel, and it wasn’t even my fault. It was b/c of some other dumbass who can’t drive. I know I’m confident in my driving skills to manuver out of a dangerous situation given the space. But I cannot control the actions of others which makes driving hazardous to my health, but its something I have to do everyday without thought or hesitation. People don’t have to go swim in the ocean everyday they do it by choice, and when poepl have the opportunity to stay and feel safer then they have that luxury and should not be made fun of for doing so.

March 19th, 2006

eric the Lil' Devil scribbled

boys nicely put, couldn’t have said it better myself

March 19th, 2006

Christine the Lioness chimed in with

Yeah… God forbid I should make fun of Christopher’s fragile ego… -) In case you all haven’t been paying attention, Christopher makes fun of me and calls me stupid about 50 X more than I ever poke fun at him. I think you guys need to lighten up just a little and squeeze real hard to get that bug out of your ass.

March 19th, 2006

eric the Lil' Devil hunt n' pecked this

christine, question, what is the difference between pink and purple?……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… it’s the grip! chill baby we’re just breaking you’re imaginary balls sweetheart;)

March 19th, 2006

Christine the Lioness said this

;-)

March 19th, 2006

Keith the Director pontificated

Yes Christine please ease up on the kung-fu grip..we kid cause we love! ) ) >-

March 19th, 2006

Haas the Addict remarked

Ok its not exactly the same to compare sharks to tigers or even coconuts or even driving… but Christopher you are missing out on swimming in the ocean coz of ur fear dude… :-??
Anyway thanks Keith, I knew I had it in me to post a few comments with 0 erorrs ) )

March 19th, 2006

Keith the Director asserted

No problem Haas anytime man! =d>

March 19th, 2006

Trouble the Pirate pontificated

I found this debate very interesting; And I would probably TAKE Christine?s money.
I live on a small island in the Caribbean, completely surrounded by water. I have surfed, water-skied, spear fished and such, for many, many years. Even the most world renowned shark ?experts? have been attacked when they placed themselves in un-familiar circumstances, and failed to respect the sharks nature.
I personally know three people who have been attacked by sharks and lived, one of whom was no further than twenty feet from me, while we were surfing [he lost four toes and part of his left foot.] I also know of three or four more over the years, who?s recovered remains could have fit in a large manila envelope.
Why would I take Christine?s bet? Because the likelihood of being attacked by a shark is more dependant on ?when, where and what you are doing?, as opposed to ?the total amount of time? spent in their environment.
Were she to place Chris on a small surfboard, 100 feet from shore, legs dangling in the water, at dusk, close to a reef? I would have him in an optimum position to be attacked [coincidentally, I described the area where my friend was bitten.]
Likewise, if she put him on the deep-ocean side of a ?drop-off? [ledge] by a reef, and had him carry a few speared fish on a string; or feeding stingrays [a favorite food of bull and tiger sharks] after dusk, she would have a good chance of cashing in that double indemnity, dismemberment clause? Even the rivers aren?t completely safe, as many people are attacked and killed each year, allegedly by the bull-shark, who can adjust to the low salt conditions and swim as far as 600 miles upstream in search of food, especially when age, or some other factor urges it to search for prey that puts up less of a fight.
I?ve seen many sharks in my lifetime, and even caught and eaten a few? Hammerheads, black-tips, lemons, even the ?relatively docile? Nurse can remove your arm in the confused blink of your eye? Several months ago, a friend and I drove our wave runners right above a fourteen-foot Tiger shark, in order to herd it away from some families who were swimming no more than fifty feet away in three feet of water, even the roar of two, two-hundred horsepower engines did nothing more than cause him to lazily change direction and lope off in the other direction?
Saying all that, I also know two people who have been hit in the head by coconuts and lived? One of them was my younger brother? How do I know? I was the one who dropped the coconut? I sometimes notice that our lives are slightly different than city-folk?s?
Hey, to hell with ?Jaws?, watch ?Open Water?, the actors suck? Except for the sharks, they do a pretty good job?

March 20th, 2006

Christine the Lioness said this

Trouble… with all that said… you still spear-fish, water ski, surf, and play around on your wave runner, right?

March 20th, 2006

Trouble the Pirate chimed in with

Well… I’m not a big pussy… :-\”

March 20th, 2006

Keith the Director chimed in with

Oh ouch! =)) well Put trouble, and thanx for the fun filled facts of life in the caribbean! As well as other info I remember from last years shark week on the discovery channel! ) Sorry to hear aboutyour friends though taht does suck..

March 20th, 2006

Keith the Director asserted

Trouble, I can’t help but wonder does your friend who had half of his foot bitten off and 3 toes lost still surf?

March 20th, 2006

Christine the Lioness uttered

Trouble… LOL! =))

March 20th, 2006

Trouble the Pirate mentioned

He actually didn’t venture into the water for about three years, then for whatever his reasons [I never did ask] he just went out one day by himself, and seemed fine after that… Except when he paddled his board, he kept veering to the left… [okay, the veering to the left part is just a joke.] I personally think he was fighting an inner battle, his fear of being bitten again, or worse [he had a kid shortly after the attack], and his love of surfing… I guess love can conquer even the greatest of fears… *que dramatic type music, and fade to black…

March 20th, 2006

Christine the Lioness added

So I wonder what the odds are of being bitten by a shark twice???

March 20th, 2006

Keith the Director hunt n' pecked this

i don’t know christine keep swimming in the ocean at night and see how long it takes :-??

March 20th, 2006

Laura the Groupie hunt n' pecked this

Depends Christine, would you let him out after the first time or just push him back in?/ )

March 20th, 2006

Keith the Director mentioned

That’s just cruel :-w

March 20th, 2006

Christine the Lioness quibbed this

LOL! Depends on how much “women hating” shit I’ve had to listen to on the way to the beach… -)

March 20th, 2006

 hunt n' pecked this

Oh, yeah, swiming at night is /really/ dangerous. Because CLEARLY sharks are nocturnal Keith. 8-|
And you need a sense of hummor.

March 20th, 2006

Keith the Director remarked

Are you fucking serious Anonymous? 1. You are so damn lame you can’t even comment under a real name! 2. I know for a fact The 2 worst times to be in the ocean are in the early morning hours and at night watch the discovery channel or better yet look it up in a book or the net. If you can read at a higher than 4th grade level b/c obviously you can’t spell at it…The correct spelling is HUMOR which if you had any at all and were more involved here you would obviously know it was a sarcastic comment becasue I do have a good sense of “HUMOR” Oh and in case your waterhead ass doesn’t know…
Sarcasm is sneering, jesting, or mocking a person, situation or thing. It is often used in a humorous or ironic manner and is expressed through vocal intonations such as over-emphasizing the actual statement or particular words.
So go and enjoy a cup of go fuck yourself on me! l-)

March 20th, 2006

Laura the Groupie mentioned

Actully, That was me simply forgetting into type in my name.
Somthing of interest, I’m fourteen, and my grammar lacks. But I also lack the ability to see through the computer and see if it was sarcastic or not. Seriousley though, They are more common but there less fatal. Take a breath and cool down.
I also apollogise if I’m being bitchy. Had my first real break up ever tonight and am not in a happy mood >.

March 20th, 2006

Christine the Lioness up'n wrote this

Eaaaaaaasy, Keith… calm down, sweetie. :-t

Maybe he meant “hummer” instead of “humor” in which case I might agree with him… a bj might mellow you out a little… -)

Actually… from what I’ve read, I think Keith is actually right on this one. Shark attacks are more likely to happen when the water is dark… though I don’t remember why.

March 20th, 2006

Christine the Lioness spake, and sayeth

Laura, I’m sorry you had your first real break up tonight. I remember my first break up and it completely *sucked.*

Anyway… take it from me, boys are a dime a dozen. Look at it this way… now you’re free to find someone better.

But in case you want to check out my list of songs to help you forget your loser ex… here’s the link. -)

March 20th, 2006

Laura the Groupie pontificated

Yes, I read the breaking up is hard to do one ( I think that was one of the first I read actully. I’m actully not that bad off, He’s a jerk anyway ) And I’m just a kid, who needs him? A realllllly good song ive been listening to though that helps alot is Someday you will be Loved by Death cab for cutie. But realise, as of recent I think I’ve gotten attacked by a rabbid emo, and there musical taste has been forced upon me.
See those emo sharks, those are the ones you’ve really gotta watch out for.

March 20th, 2006

Christine the Lioness thought this

Good attitude Laura. You know another good song for post-break up blues is that Modest Mouse song… “Float On” I think is the title. I need to listen to more Pandora!

March 20th, 2006

Laura the Groupie uttered

Thanks ) I also think this is a good learning experiance, and my poetry shall improve because of it as long as I dont do the whinny break up poems and such >.

March 20th, 2006

Keith the Director commented

yes Christine a bj would be more than helpful right now and most welcomed! ) Bj’s have wonderful calming affects to them d Also Laura I guess I do owe you an apology of some sorts but only due to your age which explains alot especially the spelling….but your not gonna get it! Considering this is an adult site, and I know for fact that I am 100% correct on the shark facts. Also again thank you christine for seeing the truth and reasoning behind said facts! I knew there was a reason i started to like you ) ) >-

March 21st, 2006

Christine the Lioness thought this

Keith… how much do you charge per compliment again??? -)

March 21st, 2006

Laura the Groupie quibbed this

Excusie-moi? Adult site, understood, do to the curseing and “adult” themes. But, there is nothing that says I can not comment.

March 21st, 2006

Christine the Lioness up'n wrote this

Look. Christopher and I love our blog. We love duking it out with all the people who come here and throw in their two cents. There are three things we really don’t want to have happen (1) Some kids’ parents (or someone else) coming here and causing us a lot of problems because they think we’re allowing underaged people to be a part of something that they shouldn’t be (they could try to shut it down I suppose– even though I doubt they’d be successful), (2) Our intention is not to corrupt underaged people– some of the stuff people post here is pretty raw and I personally don’t feel that kids should be reading some of it… but in reality, Christopher and I have no control over that– how would we ever know if some ten year old came here and never commented– with 400 readers a day now, there may very well be a percentage that are kids, and (3) We don’t want any creepy ass pedophiles happening onto our blog, seeing there are underaged cuties here and getting their rocks off by talking to them about inappropriate things.

So… that’s our dilemma. And we’re still trying to work through how to deal with those variables and figure out a way to prevent it. If anyone can come up with anything to help us out, we’d be happy to hear your suggestion… and as long as we don’t feel that underaged people are engaging in anything that could be deemed inappropriate and no one else is trying to converse with the youngsters about anything inappropriate, then you’re welcome to chime in. We had one other underaged person come to the site recently, but Christopher and I determined that she was probably not underage– just a complete psycho. If I mention her name, it will encourage another comment about how she likes cheese so I won’t. But just so you know the backstory, Laura… that’s where all this is coming from… it’s definitely nothing personal in any way.

March 21st, 2006

Keith the Director pontificated

Actually christine if your looking fo rmy services I would be more than happy to include you in my payroll ) It’s not too expensive, but it’s a fair price! If your interested let me kow and we can negotiate a contract!

March 21st, 2006

Keith the Director mentioned

laura i would say yes at least you are getting the hint, and you could comment, but please read christines comment very very carefully!

March 21st, 2006

eric the Lil' Devil scribbled

nicely put christine, you’re right the 3 and a half helped but didn’t cure the dimensia. its a damn good thing i have you to guide me as my voice of reason;)

March 21st, 2006

Keith the Director pontificated

ya know christing unfortunately the only way to verify adulthood is to have the verisign shit..it run a credit card to prove proof of age but you dont get charged for it…its a free service. I know it’s something you prob. dont want to do..but……

March 21st, 2006

Laura the Groupie thought this

Somthing amuseing, Rofl. My dad discoverd this site today, and gave me the link saying I’d get a kick out of it. Unknowing I’d discoverd it first. If you don’t want me to comment. Simply say so, but I scrounged the site seeing if I could find somthing saying not to, and found none. Say it bluntly then, I wont comment. But I will continue reading because I require as many laughs as I can get at the momment.

March 21st, 2006

Christopher the Pyro got all philosophical

Hey Laura,

Why are you in need of laughs, and actually our site is PG-13 )

March 21st, 2006

Keith the Director hunt n' pecked this

B/c she is in th emiddle of a messy break up..so she needs some laughs at this most depressing time! See I was paying attention, and remembered..tats why the ladies like me chris…I’m a good listener )

March 21st, 2006

Christine the Lioness stated

Oh Jesus Christ.

1. Laura… you are welcome to comment as much as you want. We certainly need the softer, more intelligent gender better represented here– I get lonely being the only one (except for Crystal who seems to be awol right now). If you’re looking for laughs, try reading some of the shit that grown ass men write and you’ll probably fall into hysterics at how ridiculous they are. I’m sure you already know what I mean. And props to your dad for liking us too. -)

2. Eric… I do not, nor would I ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, EVER try to be your voice of reason. It would be like thinking I could fight off a bear with a spork (yes a “spork…” Christopher thought he had invented something new tonight… his eyes lit up when he placed a fork on top of a spoon and said “Oh my God… this would be cool… it’s a fork and a spoon mixed together.” “A spork you mean?” I said. “You mean someone already invented it?” he asked. I just cover my eyes and wonder what I did in the karmic grand scheme of things to deserve this… I guess he doesn’t eat at KFC much… but I’m sure Eric knows what a spork is… he eats at KFC all the time I hear… -)

3. Keith… well… nevermind. -)

March 21st, 2006

Keith the Director penned this

What the hell is that supposed to mean? ) and chris bro wtf man. we had sporks in high school where have you been? o

March 22nd, 2006

Laura the Groupie remarked

God, Noooo. Boys are deffinatly not worth needing a laugh. Now if one of them persay…died….Then..maybe..
No, I was actully looking for a laugh because my grandfather’s six months to live are over and was simply looking for a distraction.

March 22nd, 2006

Christine the Lioness up'n wrote this

Well, Laura… I am sorry to hear about your grandfather. I’ve lost mine as well. And I’m also glad to hear that you’re mature enough to not let the break up weigh in too heavily… so if you need a laugh, here’s a link to one of my fave jokes on our site. -) Enjoy.

March 22nd, 2006

Keith the Director quibbed this

Sry to hear about your grandfather laura, and I’m glad your over that mess with “boys” )

March 22nd, 2006

Jen the Groupie commented

I know this post is VERY old, but I just wanted to chime in. Last year, my sister and I did the Black & Blue dive in Kona, Hawaii. Before sundown, you go out into a mile or so of open water, jump in and just float around (there are 6 of you connected by a 30-ft line, to a buoy with a 30-ft line) to prepare for the night version. After sundown, you go out into about 4 mile deep water, jump in the back water (still connected to the line on the buoy) and you and your flashlight go down into the black. You see very small creatures coming up from the deep, and hope that no LARGE creatures come along to find out exactly what you are! ) It was an amazing experience, but we actually had a very hard time getting people to accompany us, as there was a minimum of participants in order to do the dive!
http://www.bigislanddivers.com/Black.html

While I understand Christopher’s fear, as Pirate said, I would never be able to give up being in the water. 8)

March 5th, 2008

ProphetJoe the Irreverent hunt n' pecked this

Why listen to Trouble? He did try to kill his brother with a coconut…

March 5th, 2008

Jen the Groupie commented

He also was smart enough to NOT be the one bitten by the shark! )

March 5th, 2008

Christopher the Pyro quibbed this

Seriously… I have no desire to ever be this scared.

March 5th, 2008

Jen the Groupie stated

I can’t honestly say that’s a bad trait to have! (y)

March 5th, 2008

Trouble the Pirate spake, and sayeth

I didn’t try to kill him… It was just a simple ‘trust’ exercise to help him get over his irrational fear of being hit by a falling coconut, but the ladder wobbled a bit and things went awry from there…

March 5th, 2008

Trouble the Pirate thought this

Thirty foot of line… And then we put out the first buoy… Thirty more foot of line, and then we put out the first tourist… Now we, just wait ’til sundown… These here city folk make the best bait… If you see the third person go under… I think were gonna need a bigger boat…

March 5th, 2008

Jen the Groupie hunt n' pecked this

Never said I was a smart blonde! )

March 5th, 2008

ProphetJoe the Irreverent scribbled

Just as long as you’re a tasty blonde… )

March 5th, 2008

ProphetJoe the Irreverent penned this

Umm, by the way, that was the shark talking!

March 5th, 2008

Jen the Groupie asserted

d Sadly, the shark only gets a good meal 10 times a year…that was the stat, right? s

March 5th, 2008

ProphetJoe the Irreverent commented

Thankfully, I get a tasty blonde more often than that!

(l) (f) (d) )

March 5th, 2008

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