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To: TH who wrote (111855)	12/12/2000 10:42:03 AM
From: U Up U Down	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Here is a fish story. Fishing boat attacked by great white shark off Australian coast Tuesday, December 12 2:47 PM SGT ADELAIDE, Australia, Dec 12 (AFP) - A great white shark attacked a fishing boat and forced it out of the water off Australia's south coast near the scene of at least two recent fatal shark attacks, police said Tuesday. The 4.5 metre (14 foot) shark attacked the boat and tried to take its catch as two men fished for whiting three kilometres (two miles) off Port Victoria, on South Australia's Yorke Peninsula on Monday. Police said the shark tried to snatch a bag of fish as the two fishermen pulled it in at the stern of the 3.5 metre (11 foot) fibreglass boat. "The shark then nudged the side of the boat, flicking it with its tail," a police spokesman said. "Again it returned, this time rising beneath the boat and balancing it." One of the fishermen, Harry Ulbrich, said it was a lucky escape. "I tell you what, my mate was lucky," he told ABC radio. "He just grabbed the bag and the shark just missed him." The pair raised their anchor, fled the area and reported the incident to authorities. The latest attack followed three, probably four, fatal shark attacks on the Australian coast in the last three months. A New Zealand tourist was killed by a great white while surfing at Cactus Beach in South Australia on September 24. The following day a 17-year-old local surfer was killed when he was dragged off his surfboard by another great white off Blacks Point, South Australia. On November 6, a 49-year-old man was taken by a great white at Perth's Cottesloe beach in Western Australia. And police believe a 47-year-old abalone diver, presumed lost off the South Australian coast after his boat overturned last month, may have become the fourth shark victim in recent months. Monday's incident prompted another warning to the public to take care while swimming and boating in the Spencer Gulf. A 2.5 metre shark was spotted swimming around the town jetty of South Australia's Port Victoria on November 25, prompting the local council to close the jetty and erect signs warning of the danger. asia.dailynews.yahoo.com

To: TH who wrote (111855)	12/12/2000 10:45:56 AM
From: Master (Hijacked)	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Actually, the fishing rod as well as the TV remote control are the last two gadgets left to man which those women groups have not yet deprived us of.

To: TH who wrote (111855)	12/12/2000 11:13:39 AM
From: J.B.C.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

LOL, Reminds me of the Darwin award some years back, where the guy in Minnesota goes ice fishing with his buddy and his retriever, and being the lazy type decides to use a stick of dynamite to blast through the ice. He proceeds to light the dynamite and tosses it out to the middle of the lake. Now retrievers didn't get their name by just sittin' around, the dog figures this is a game of fetch and well....he fetches the dynamite. Now what does a dog do when he's playing fetch and has picked up the "object " of desire, he brings it back. Well the guy's aren't really thrilled by this sudden turn of events and they're hollerin' and screaming. Well, the dog is now confused at this twist to "fetch" and proceeds to hide out under the truck till things are sorted out. Well, dog-gone and the twisted metal once known as a truck are at the bottom of the lake!