# 6 dead sharks dumped on side of road **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 15, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596 "2008-07-15T19:47:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 7:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596/1 "2008-07-15T19:47:52Z")
> [@](#): > > GRIFFIN, Ga., July 14 (UPI) – Georgia wildlife authorities say they are trying to figure out how six shark corpses ended up on the side of a road in a rural area of Spalding County. > > Motorists said they were shocked to find the dead sharks Sunday near Griffin, Ga., WGCL-TV, Atlanta reported Monday. > > “I thought they looked like sharks, but I can’t freaking believe it,” resident Kara Davel said. “I think it’s disgusting. People actually dump a lot of trash on this road.” > > Wildlife officials said they suspect the sharks died shortly before they were spotted. > > Shark hunting is against Georgia laws and could result in a $100,000 fine, WGCL said. > **[6 dead sharks dumped on side of road - UPI.com](https://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2008/07/14/6_dead_sharks_dumped_on_side_of_road/UPI-89391216068197/)** > > Georgia wildlife authorities say they are trying to figure out how six shark corpses ended up on the side of a road in a rural area of Spalding County. “I suspect that these sharks were killed _somewhere else_, and the bodies _moved_ here!” ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596/2 "2008-07-15T20:03:18Z")
Just when you thought it was safe to go back on the asphalt… ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596/3 "2008-07-15T20:10:14Z")
“CandyGraahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, no no nooooooooooooooo, wait stop nooooooo Scraghhharghhhhhhhhhhhhghghghgh” ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596/4 "2008-07-15T21:10:20Z")
When I saw that news article all I could think was to hope they were dead before they were dumped, not dumped alive to gasp and die by the side of the road. Idiots who think keeping large animals in residences is cool aren’t always so clever when those same animals get too big/expensive. ---
**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 11:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596/5 "2008-07-15T23:10:47Z")
We can’t have people murdering sharks! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![dogbutler](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dogbutler/32/428_2.png) [@dogbutler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dogbutler)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 11:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596/6 "2008-07-15T23:12:14Z")
The article made it sound like they took the fricken’ lasers, too. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596/7 "2008-07-15T23:23:38Z")
Animals do drop out of the sky on occasions. Why do they not believe this was one of those occasions? There have been a lot of UFO sighting lately too. ---
**Author:** ![Moirai](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/96bed5/32.png) [@Moirai](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moirai)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 11:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596/8 "2008-07-15T23:26:25Z")
Were they finned? ☹ ETA- **Cal** , that link dropped some crazy “let us help you optimize your computer’s performance” crap on my machine when I clicked on it… I couldn’t get around it and had to shut down… ---
**Author:** ![Q.E.D](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/51bf81/32.png) [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596/9 "2008-07-15T23:31:47Z")
“The bodies were left as a warning to other lawyers, sources believe.” ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [July 15, 2008, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596/10 "2008-07-15T23:47:28Z")
I read that they had all their teeth removed. I’d bet they were caught so the teeth could be sold as souvenirs. StG ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2008, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596/11 "2008-07-16T00:11:26Z")
[QUOTE=StGermain] I read that they had all their teeth removed. I’d bet they were caught so the teeth could be sold as souvenirs. [/QUOTE] Maybe someone wanted to prevent them from being identified by dental records. ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2008, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596/12 "2008-07-16T00:20:38Z")
They could probably still give you a nasty suck. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2008, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596/13 "2008-07-16T00:54:24Z")
I bet they were kill trying to escape a Great White slavery ring. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2008, 12:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596/14 "2008-07-16T00:57:46Z")
Well, they _will_ be easier to jump. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2008, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596/15 "2008-07-16T01:11:33Z")
[QUOTE=Nawth Chucka] Idiots who think keeping large animals in residences is cool aren’t always so clever when those same animals get too big/expensive. [/QUOTE] I sorta doubt that’s the case here. I mean, one shark I could see someone keeping, maybe two. But SIX? ---
**Author:** ![BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bcef8e/32.png) [@BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BellRungBookShut-CandleSnuffed)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596/16 "2008-07-16T01:24:15Z")
[QUOTE=Leaper] I sorta doubt that’s the case here. I mean, one shark I could see someone keeping, maybe two. But SIX? [/QUOTE] You just need a ramp and Evel Knievel’s bike. Also, you win the best username/post combo of the thread. ---
**Author:** ![Nawth\_Chucka](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/c57346/32.png) [@Nawth\_Chucka](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nawth_Chucka)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2008, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596/17 "2008-07-16T02:06:45Z")
[QUOTE=Leaper] I sorta doubt that’s the case here. I mean, one shark I could see someone keeping, maybe two. But SIX? [/QUOTE] Not a residence, but a mega pool hall (The Shark Club on M-59) I used to frequent in Waterford, MI had two tanks with small sharks in them, several in each. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2008, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596/18 "2008-07-16T02:23:55Z")
Kinda-sorta relevant. There’s apparantly an African Lion running around in the wild just east of Colorado Springs. [http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/16877102/detail.html](http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/16877102/detail.html) ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2008, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596/19 "2008-07-16T02:34:43Z")
> [@](#): > > ETA- Cal, that link dropped some crazy “let us help you optimize your computer’s performance” crap on my machine when I clicked on it… I couldn’t get around it and had to shut down… Sorry – I had no idea. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2008, 2:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596/20 "2008-07-16T02:40:29Z")
[QUOTE=Lamar Mundane] Kinda-sorta relevant. There’s apparantly an African Lion running around in the wild just east of Colorado Springs. [http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/16877102/detail.html](http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/16877102/detail.html) [/QUOTE] [Oh, and a bear is in the Circuit City.](http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/jul/15/bear-breaks-circuit-city/) I wonder where the tiger is? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/6-dead-sharks-dumped-on-side-of-road/456596.md?page=2)