Thanks stixx

From the same site, a picture of a great white caught off the maritimes.



That thing looks like JAWS to me.

You know what I hate? People who refer to the shark from Jaws, as "Jaws." That is not the shark's name, goddamnit.

i-likes-maple-syrup

You know what I hate? People who refer to the shark from Jaws, as "Jaws." That is not the shark's name, goddamnit.

Sorry. I know his name is Bob, (Robert to his close friends) but to me. He'll always be JAWS.

Actually, his name was Bruce.

Land Shark anyone?


(or am I too late?)

Poor guy. He just wanted to go for a swim, and now there's one less Japanese character actor thanks to those damned Canadians.

Sorry. I know his name is Bob

No, it was Bruce actually.

No_Good_Name, what about this one:

Why do people feel the need to kill sharks? They actually play a vital role in the eco-system. Fisherman with small penises I guess.

katalyst
It's ok, happens to the best of us. Get some sleep.

very sad.

I think it has been Biblically proven you could live in the belly of that shark for at least a few days.

no man, jonah was in a whale

/what's this bible you speak of?

Tapping,
That was almost as freaky. I am going to send it to my BiL who is a surfer.

I so wish I could make pretty pictures.

The shark from Jaws doesn't have a name. It's "the shark." Bruce is the name the crew gave to the robot puppet shark used for effects shots.

Calling the shark from Jaws "Jaws" is dumb. It's like Homer Simpson referring to Mel Gibson's character in Payback as "Payback." It's simple-minded.

Note to Self, do not go surfing in Nova Scotia...

Jonah was in a whale?

what's wrong with calling the shark in "Jaws" Jaws? you call the guy in "Batman" Batman.

Reverblue... well aren't we talking out of our ass today.

Pretty much every Peta freak I know advocates a reversion to JUST THE KIND OF FISHING THESE MEN ARE DOING.

The kind where it's one line, one hook, one fish.

But I suppose you're such a rabid animal rights freak you probably think we should lock up every carnivore on the planet... which would include the shark wouldn't it?

Futile, do you call Michael J Fox's character "Back to the Future?"

"Jaws" in the title is referring to the jaws of "the shark."

This is sort of a personal litmus test I developed after seeing Jaws for the first time as a kid. It bothered me that my friend called the shark "Jaws," and ever since then this has been a very clear indicator to me of whether someone is a moron or not.

Not whether they call the shark "Jaws" or not, but whether they argue with me when I point out that it's not his name.

Farking asshat fishermen, just keep on killing every swimming object. And then get try to get the gov't to bail your ass out when nothing's left to kill.

What we need are fish with guns.

Also reverblue... please, come to Nova Scotia, a place you've probably never been and barely heard of, and tell us how to run our economy.

Please, give us the multitude of jobs you can find in New York so we all have that choice.

You ignorant bastard, fishing has been a part of the culture in Nova Scotia and on the east coast of North America for 500 years.... but we should just stop and put over 20,000 people out of work. Great thinking.

I think we have another Squeaky Fromme in the making here kids.

2004-12-11 11:40:00 AM i-likes-maple-syrup

You might have point to argue if Jaws (and Payback) were anything better than brain candy.

Criticizing what other people people call the shark says a lot more about you...and it really isn't a positive statement.

TonyMuffTana... never participated in the food chain I take it then?

/ignorant fark.

PegLeg,

Who's trying to make a positive statement?

I know what this says about me... I can be petty and obsess on small things. So what? At least I'm not a dumbass.

i have a personal litmus test too. if someone's personal litmus test is based on the name of a shark, then that guy is clearly an asshat.

i don't really give a crap about what the shark is called. in the movie it has no name and the characters never called it Jaws. but people can call the shark whatever they damn well want to.

rutager - Exactly. I hope these guys feel validated in their white trash existance. "Hey, look at me! I killed a shark! Psst - don't tell anyone I am compensating for having small genitals."

/bets he drives a Hummer, too.

why kill it.............why?

I might be an asshat but at least I know that the name of the movie != the name of the main character.

People can call it whatever they want. Hell, in certain circumstances, *I* might call it "jaws". If I were talking to a mentally handicapped person, or a child, for instance.

The "The shark's name is not Jaws" litmus test is just one version of a greater class of test. Basically, it gauges how open one is to the truth. I don't ask anybody not to refer to the shark as "Jaws." I just ask that they admit that the shark is not actually named "Jaws." You'd be surprised how many morons will argue that it is.

Hachi Machi:

That shark is a white, probably nearing 85-90 years old. Makos are quick, mean bastards but they're smaller and usually hang out in reefs. They're mouth and tooth arrangement is different, as well. Granted, it's only one pic, but I really think that's a white.

The mouth and tooth arrangement is exactly that of a mako. Mako's teeth tend to be pulled back towards the inside of the mouth, Great Whites are more perpendicula to the mouth than makos. Also, the snout of a mako tends to be much narrower and pointed than that of a Great White. And the most distinguishing freature is the color. Makos are navy blue on the top, and tend to get a turqupoise color near the belly. Great Whites are grey on top and white just below the eyes, hence the name Great White.

I had ass sharks once. But I got better.

Worst_Login_Ever

you think these FISHERMAN have enough money to buy a Hummer? why don't you stop talking out of your ass.

I would argue that being petty and obsessing on small things, especially when you seem to think it offers you some sort of high ground with which belittle others, is being a dumbass.

worst login ever, actually you farking moran, those guys probably drive 89 Ford F150s... this are little guys trying to make a living off of barely anything...

they go out and catch shark one at a time, the way fishing SHOULD be done, the way any ecologist or environmentalist wants it pretty much, but oh yeah, these guys are the problem.

All the people who come in here and say shiat like that, prove their own substantial ignorance.

Im no homo, no filthy hippie animal-rights activist, but I hate stuff like this. a beautiful animal died, and for what, so this jackass could be the coolest guy on the pier for a few days

sharks are perfect animals. just leave them the hell alone.

(beautiful and perfect if your not a seal, that is)

It's Saturday morning on Fark. This is the time to be a petty dumbass.

I'll go to Metafilter to be smart later on.

i-likes-maple-syrup

that kind of attitude is exactly what i have a problem with. it's like people who think that just because someone says "nucular" instead of "nuclear", then they are automatically retarded. i've had physics professors who pronounces it "nucular", and who the hell am i to correct their dialect?

doesn't mean i don't make fun of them though

TenderBranson.... no, those guys caught it because they knew it would allow them to make their bill payments on time for once, and feed their kids.

Meet Bruce. He was named after Steven Spielberg's attorney. There were actually three sharks, one open on the left, one open on the right, and one full body that they pulled on an underwater sled. The guy that designed the shark also designed the giant squid in 20,000 Leagues under the Sea.

Oh, also, I didn't mean to belittle anyone. Just describing how my brain processes the little judgements it makes on people all day long. We all do it.

TenderBranson:

one man's beautiful animal is another man's trophy.

stop trying to hide your hippieness, you hippie

Is there a farking echo in here?

1. land shark

a sexual act where a man and his partner stand at opposite ends of the room. the woman bends over and braces against the wall while the man clasps his hands over his head imitating a shark. He then begins humming the jaws theme song and sprints across the room, lead by his erection, and attempts to penetrate either the vagina or anus with his momentus impact.

I have to be really drunk to try the land shark, but im usually too inebriated to run in a straight line, so i wake up very sore.

Futile,

Let's talk about truth. The truth is, nuclear is pronounced "NOO-KLEE-UR". Any other pronunciation is incorrect.

When your physics professor pronounces it that way. He's being a dumbass. I know you can't be a dumbass and teach physics, but I don't mean that kind of dumbass. I mean a dumbass who doesn't adhere to truth. For whatever reason, he willfully chooses not to pronounce the word correctly. That's dumb.

I think a huge problem with people today is that there is little adherence to the principle of truth. Everything is swaddled in euphemism...

Mr peepers, a quote from my own post further up the page:

"The shark from Jaws doesn't have a name. It's "the shark." Bruce is the name the crew gave to the robot puppet shark used for effects shots."

The shark doesn't have a name.

FeedtheCollapse
well played sir. 2 points for you.
You're that clever shark aren't you? I'm only a dolphin ma'am. Well....alright.

and for anyone still debating the species shown in the pic, it might be a short-fin mako. they have much flatter snouts than a typical 'deep blue sea' mako





/ course this has probably already been pointed out, but I rarely have anything original to offer, so why should today be any different

I can't believe a post that long was devoted to the pronunciation of Nuclear and the name of the shark in Jaws.

/loves fark.

Not to jump into the stupid flame here, but is there a record of anyone ever being attacked by a Mako? I don't seem to remember it being on the list of killer sharks despite its nasty looking teeth. I think the Bull shark is first, followed by Tiger then our fav., the Great white. At least if memory serves...