http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/presenttense/2007/08/09/great-white-lie/ Just another irishtimes.com weblog Sun, 07 Sep 2008 20:01:44 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/presenttense/2007/08/09/great-white-lie/#comment-359 Shane Thu, 09 Aug 2007 20:23:13 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/presenttense/2007/08/09/great-white-lie/#comment-359 You're probably right about the tourism. I'll have to take your word on the habits of South African great whites. You’re probably right about the tourism. I’ll have to take your word on the habits of South African great whites.

]]> http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/presenttense/2007/08/09/great-white-lie/#comment-357 Rev Jules Thu, 09 Aug 2007 17:51:15 +0000 http://www.irishtimes.com/blogs/presenttense/2007/08/09/great-white-lie/#comment-357 the gas thing about this story is how it diverts from the panic of the major and the amity townspeople in Jaws who are terrified that if news of a white pointer gets out that tourism will die. In reality, there isnt a small town major anywhere in these isles who wouldn't give their right arm literally to have a white shark crusing their waters, imagine the boost to tourism, the give away in the shot was the breaching, only south african great whites in the area of seal bay breach like that, great whites in other parts of the world simply dont do that. the gas thing about this story is how it diverts from the panic of the major and the amity townspeople in Jaws who are terrified that if news of a white pointer gets out that tourism will die. In reality, there isnt a small town major anywhere in these isles who wouldn’t give their right arm literally to have a white shark crusing their waters, imagine the boost to tourism, the give away in the shot was the breaching, only south african great whites in the area of seal bay breach like that, great whites in other parts of the world simply dont do that.

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