Monday, July 9, 2012

Swimming With The Gators


File this under “Incredibly Bad Ideas.”

I’m watching a local news report about a 17 year old student named Caleb who had his arm bitten off by an alligator earlier today.  Caleb was swimming in a river that is known to be populated by many gators.  (I’ve been told that virtually every lake, pond, and river in Florida contains gators.  Frankly, I even double-check the bath tub before I get in it.)

During the report, one of Caleb’s friends—a friend who was swimming in the river with him at the time of the attack—stated that he planned to continue swimming in the river.  I’m not kidding!  Speaking about swimming in the river, the friend said, with a wry grin, “Maybe not right away, but I’m sure I’ll get back in the water here again.”

While Caleb’s friend was talking, several gators could be seen in the background holding kitchen utensils while they smiled and nodded their heads.


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