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		The old men and the sea. Fascinating photos of the fishermen who have spent their lives harvesting the waters of Peru (dailymail.co.uk)		42
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feckingmorons		2012-12-28 03:11:14 AM

This is journalism. It is remarkable, I wish we had more of this sort of thing. Let the facts tell the story.

Notabunny		2012-12-28 03:20:52 AM

Beautiful. Nice find, Subby.

HotWingAgenda		2012-12-28 04:16:45 AM

Deluge: Marvin Vega unloads a crate of anchovies from the holding area boats that are used by fishermen who fish with nets

Unloads? Or fails and buries himself in fish?

PreMortem		2012-12-28 04:47:31 AM

I guess it would be fascinating if you've never seen fishermen before.

AverageAmericanGuy		2012-12-28 06:41:27 AM

why don7tl they catcc gish? hARivesting water soundss likea west of time.

Lipo		2012-12-28 07:08:11 AM

AverageAmericanGuy: why don7tl they catcc gish? hARivesting water soundss likea west of time.

drunk-like typing detected

BumpInTheNight		2012-12-28 10:45:36 AM

AverageAmericanGuy: why don7tl they catcc gish? hARivesting water soundss likea west of time.

content7.flixster.com

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.

tricycleracer		2012-12-28 10:49:34 AM

The AlbinoSaxon		2012-12-28 10:51:22 AM

But then the shark... it eats the feesh.

cgraves67		2012-12-28 10:51:38 AM

tricycleracer:

Inca, please

LDM90		2012-12-28 10:52:18 AM

There are a couple there that could be captioned into DO NOT WANT pics

Hack Patooey		2012-12-28 10:53:18 AM

In Callao there lives a girl and her name is Serafina

Fissile		2012-12-28 10:53:57 AM

Like most farkers, I come here to see pictures of grizzled old Peruvian fishermen. I would never want to see any pictures of girls on a beach in Peru. Nope, don't ever post anything like that.

www.bigtravelweb.com

Mr.Hawk		2012-12-28 11:02:11 AM

AverageAmericanGuy: why don7tl they catcc gish? hARivesting water soundss likea west of time.

i478.photobucket.com

WarszawaScream		2012-12-28 11:04:30 AM

PreMortem: I guess it would be fascinating if you've never seen fishermen before.

I look nothing like this. Neither do most of the captains and mates on the commercial boats out here.

And besides, I see no cases of light beer or flasks of tequila.

IronTom		2012-12-28 11:09:49 AM

And since we are sending $2.2 million to Peru and Haiti to spruce up their unions, pretty soon the price of anchovies will go up.

Magorn		2012-12-28 11:21:13 AM

I knew an authentic Chesapeake Bay waterman of the old school, the kind who still sailed a skipjack and hauled his crab nets in by hand. He was at 76 without a doubt, the toughest, stongest, and grittiest SOB I have ever met

WarszawaScream		2012-12-28 11:21:35 AM

AverageAmericanGuy: why don7tl they catcc gish? hARivesting water soundss likea west of time.

I'll have what he's having.

old_toole		2012-12-28 11:33:16 AM

By the looks of most of them, they ain't going hungry yet.

HailRobonia		2012-12-28 11:34:21 AM

HotWingAgenda: Deluge: Marvin Vega unloads a crate of anchovies from the holding area boats that are used by fishermen who fish with nets

Unloads? Or fails and buries himself in fish?

I'll have what he's having.
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kim jong-un		2012-12-28 11:45:35 AM

Is it just me, or is the guy in the lunch picture holding a 2 liter bottle of tentacle grape.

Supercampion		2012-12-28 11:48:46 AM

LOL @ trycycleracer

IronMyno		2012-12-28 11:53:40 AM

HailRobonia: HotWingAgenda: Deluge: Marvin Vega unloads a crate of anchovies from the holding area boats that are used by fishermen who fish with nets

Unloads? Or fails and buries himself in fish?

I'll have what he's having.
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You have to admit the look on that guys face could definitely be read as "An-chov-alanche!"

IronMyno		2012-12-28 11:54:38 AM

Fissile: Like most farkers, I come here to see pictures of grizzled old Peruvian fishermen. I would never want to see any pictures of girls on a beach in Peru. Nope, don't ever post anything like that.

[www.bigtravelweb.com image 487x359]

umm.. you got moar?

ObscureNameHere		2012-12-28 12:10:21 PM

IronMyno: Fissile: Like most farkers, I come here to see pictures of grizzled old Peruvian fishermen. I would never want to see any pictures of girls on a beach in Peru. Nope, don't ever post anything like that.

[www.bigtravelweb.com image 487x359]

umm.. you got moar?

That pic would rock if someone photoshopped Paddington Bear into it, oogling the sites...

liam76		2012-12-28 12:19:59 PM

feckingmorons: This is journalism. It is remarkable, I wish we had more of this sort of thing. Let the facts tell the story.

You are shiatting me, right?

WarszawaScream: PreMortem: I guess it would be fascinating if you've never seen fishermen before.

I look nothing like this. Neither do most of the captains and mates on the commercial boats out here.

And besides, I see no cases of light beer or flasks of tequila.

You aren't a full time fisherman, nor are you working in a thrid world country.

That is the norm fro fisherman that I saw in Indonesia and it isn't hat uncommon to see poeple like that in southern Maryland.

hasty ambush		2012-12-28 12:21:18 PM

Decades ago, Peru's coastline provided a plentiful bounty. But overfishing has depleted the waters of scorpion fish, horse mackerel and mullet. Fishermen once arrived at El Callao's pelican-infested docks and sold as much as 110 pounds of fish. These days, no more than 15 pounds are offered.

What 15 Peruvian Pounds of fish might look like:

i.dailymail.co.uk

liam76		2012-12-28 12:23:43 PM

hasty ambush: Decades ago, Peru's coastline provided a plentiful bounty. But overfishing has depleted the waters of scorpion fish, horse mackerel and mullet. Fishermen once arrived at El Callao's pelican-infested docks and sold as much as 110 pounds of fish. These days, no more than 15 pounds are offered.

What 15 Peruvian Pounds of fish might look like:

[i.dailymail.co.uk image 850x578]

Those are sardines.

IronMyno		2012-12-28 12:29:48 PM

liam76: hasty ambush: Decades ago, Peru's coastline provided a plentiful bounty. But overfishing has depleted the waters of scorpion fish, horse mackerel and mullet. Fishermen once arrived at El Callao's pelican-infested docks and sold as much as 110 pounds of fish. These days, no more than 15 pounds are offered.

What 15 Peruvian Pounds of fish might look like:

[i.dailymail.co.uk image 850x578]

Those are sardines.

Okay fine. Sardine-o-lanche in progress...weeeeeeeee

Valiente		2012-12-28 12:32:58 PM

kim jong-un: Is it just me, or is the guy in the lunch picture holding a 2 liter bottle of tentacle grape.

If you forget the regular stuff, you can always stop at the KwikieMart at R'leyeh. It's just off the coast, hard by the nameless horror.

debug		2012-12-28 12:49:55 PM

Pretty sure that Flava Flav in photo number two, rowing that boat.

hasty ambush		2012-12-28 12:50:00 PM

liam76		2012-12-28 12:56:44 PM

hasty ambush: liam76: hasty ambush: Decades ago, Peru's coastline provided a plentiful bounty. But overfishing has depleted the waters of scorpion fish, horse mackerel and mullet. Fishermen once arrived at El Callao's pelican-infested docks and sold as much as 110 pounds of fish. These days, no more than 15 pounds are offered.

What 15 Peruvian Pounds of fish might look like:

[i.dailymail.co.uk image 850x578]

Those are sardines.

As I understand it Sardines are fish

Fish don't live in cans.

Seriously though, that line was speaking specificially to the fish mentioned int he previous sentence. Or the author is an idiot, but I am guessinghe just wasnt' clear.

One of the many reasons this "article" sucked.

Amusement		2012-12-28 01:02:52 PM

Amusement		2012-12-28 01:10:57 PM

IronMyno		2012-12-28 01:35:05 PM

i have a request. Please make a "Not impressed" slide out of the sardino-lanche. I would die laughing and find some way to reward the photoshopper.

freetomato		2012-12-28 01:59:17 PM

I enjoyed those photos, but as I scrolled through them, the huge face of Juan Mont startled me.

Minerva8918		2012-12-28 03:55:51 PM

My hubby is from Callao, Peru!

No, he is not a fisherman...but he is in the US Navy! lol

rockforever		2012-12-28 07:20:02 PM

W.C.fields forever		2012-12-28 09:43:10 PM

AverageAmericanGuy: why don7tl they catcc gish? hARivesting water soundss likea west of time.

Greatest Post Eva.

//And Favorited

freetomato		2012-12-28 11:39:43 PM

W.C.fields forever: AverageAmericanGuy: why don7tl they catcc gish? hARivesting water soundss likea west of time.

Greatest Post Eva.

//And Favorited

That should be added to the repetoire of whatever you call the bylines at the top of fark...."where the coffee meets the keyboard" etc

W.C.fields forever		2012-12-29 01:18:50 AM

freetomato: W.C.fields forever: AverageAmericanGuy: why don7tl they catcc gish? hARivesting water soundss likea west of time.

Greatest Post Eva.

//And Favorited

That should be added to the repetoire of whatever you call the bylines at the top of fark...."where the coffee meets the keyboard" etc

I have come back and laughed 4 times....My new screensaver...That was..just..man..Love ya AAG.

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