tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657367.post4863705798188561444..comments2024-03-28T02:13:53.054-05:00Comments on <img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v701/Attaturk/fez.png"> Rising Hegemon : Because Sharks are no longer interesting enough to scare us...Attaturkhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08511961896699190171noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657367.post-90492211746522636652013-09-25T21:44:01.745-05:002013-09-25T21:44:01.745-05:00The Amazon candiru fish, however, is not a hoax --...The Amazon <i>candiru</i> fish, however, is not a hoax --<br /><br />http://www.darkbanquet.com/info.php?page=Candiru<br /><br />The candiru’s fearsome and gruesome reputation, however, stems from its reputed habit of following the scent of urine and entering the urethra of an unsuspecting human victim. After entering the penis or vagina, the candiru heads “upstream” then secures itself in place with clusters of hook-like spines situated on its head. As the candiru feeds, its body expands causing excruciating pain. Surgery or amputation (for male victims) is required to remove the fish <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657367.post-49158620809426506112013-09-25T17:32:26.562-05:002013-09-25T17:32:26.562-05:00wo needs actual facts. speculation is where its at...wo needs actual facts. speculation is where its at.pansypoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06164502315120164024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657367.post-90974846268676785952013-09-25T15:26:16.903-05:002013-09-25T15:26:16.903-05:00"running with partial information"...now..."running with partial information"...now there's something new!who could have imagined the media would do that?kingweasilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16741238756192304503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7657367.post-58537029374824828992013-09-25T11:09:06.547-05:002013-09-25T11:09:06.547-05:00Because of it's size, the pacu has been distri...Because of it's size, the pacu has been distributed far and wide as a food source - including New Guinea where locals claim it has attacked people. But no - they are a not a credible danger to your balls. Hanging out with fraternity brothers and mimicking "Jackass" movies will result in far more ruptured scrotums than the sum-total of all the pacu-human encounters ever will.<br /><br />So it's not a hoax <i>per se</i>, just the media doing what they do best - running with partial information in a desperate bid to scare you into paying attention to them. "Can washing your hair kill you? Should you let your child ride the bus? Tune in and tune out at eleven!" <br />DanFnoreply@blogger.com