Shell-shocker 
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Shell-shocker
I had to tell you a story I heard while dive-guiding at a Mediterranean dive school this summer. At an after-dive dinner one of the divers was asked about her husband. She explained that he had died: "It was his own fault," she said, without a hint of loss. "He had to mess about with a turtle."
It seemed that her husband was a free-diver. Deciding to hitch a lift, he grabbed a turtle by the shell behind the neck, and off he went. The turtle, not liking this intrusion, lifted its neck, trapping the diver's fingers, and descended. The husband was never seen again.
Take heed. I see myself as a visitor to the undersea world and will not take chances with anything, however apparently harmless. I wouldn't want to drown in such a stupid way.
Doug Hollands, Tadley, Hants
Submitted on 08/19/2002
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www.divernet.com 2/2002
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