Man Kisses Shark. Shark Bites Man.

Posted Sep 19th 2006 10:30AM by Willy Volk Filed under: Health & Medicine, Flora & Fauna, Stories, Atlantic

Dave Marcel and his This may be one of the all-time, stupidest things I've ever heard. And I've heard of divers doing lots of dumb stuff. However, last month, Dave Marcel was diving in the waters off Key Largo and did the unthinkable: he decided to kiss a nurse shark. I guess the shark just wanted to be friends, though, because it responded by biting Marcel's face, leaving him with a severely damaged lip that required extensive reconstructive surgery. To add insult to injury, the blood from the attack attracted snappers, who immediately swam up and helped themselves to a few nibbles, too. According to the cosmetic surgeon who patched Marcel, "Dave's lip looked like it had been put through a meat grinder or a garbage disposal." Ouch! If you can't imagine what the kiss-cum-bite must've looked like, it's all on video.

Why on earth would someone want to kiss a shark? Well, Marcel claims he's kissed sharks "hundreds of times " before: "You kind of pick them up, rub their belly, scratch them, hug them. You might as well give them a smooch while you're out there." Right. Surprisingly, it doesn't sound like Marcel has learned his lesson, either. According to him, his personal guidelines for the future will limit his shark-kissing to when the fish is NOT upside down. As though THAT were the problem.

Do I even need to ask what you think about this story?

Submitted on 10/06/2006

Submitted by: bluefireiceeyes
Reference: http://www.divester.com9/19/06

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James said:
Definitely Keep: For Darwin's Eyes
A much better write-up on a story we've already received! Yes, kissing a shark is stupid. I will pass this one by Darwin for her approval...

Jorge said:
Definitely Toss: Repeat

Graham said:
Definitely Keep: Personal Account
This one has done the rounds before, but I like this version. Indeed, why would anyone want to kiss a shark? Beats the heck out of me!

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