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Title: There is a new threat against man.
Post by: Pugnate on Thursday, October 19, 2006, 01:53:10 PM
To be fair, it has to do with Steve Erwin's death. Suddenly every Stingray attack is under scrutiny. Interesting that this wasn't under water though. Ok this is the longest link heading ever. I'll stop now. EEEP.  (http://edition.cnn.com/2006/US/10/19/stingray.ap/index.html)
Title: Re: There is a new threat against man.
Post by: PyroMenace on Thursday, October 19, 2006, 03:49:22 PM
or it could be the fact he's 81 years old.
Title: Re: There is a new threat against man.
Post by: Xessive on Thursday, October 19, 2006, 05:47:16 PM
Rise of the Stingrays!
Title: Re: There is a new threat against man.
Post by: Cobra951 on Thursday, October 19, 2006, 06:22:56 PM
Too bad Alfred Hitchcock's no longer at it.  I can see the billboards now, The Stingrays.  In a climactic scene, they all huddle around moored boats, one by one adding to their numbers.  Then suddenly . . .
Title: Re: There is a new threat against man.
Post by: Pugnate on Thursday, October 19, 2006, 11:21:57 PM
Well Mr.Speilberg is still alive.

JAWS vs STINGER
Title: Re: There is a new threat against man.
Post by: Xessive on Thursday, October 19, 2006, 11:27:39 PM
Haha if there's ever a Stingray thriller flick, I will be you anything there will be an impaling! Someone will be impaled by stinger!
Title: Re: There is a new threat against man.
Post by: idolminds on Friday, October 20, 2006, 12:09:53 AM
I like how this is new information to people. They are called stingrays. They are rays (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batoidea) that sting! Thats what they do! Its their fucking name!
Title: Re: There is a new threat against man.
Post by: Pugnate on Friday, October 20, 2006, 12:13:11 AM
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Haha if there's ever a Stingray thriller flick, I will be you anything there will be an impaling! Someone will be impaled by stinger!

The soundtrack will probably have a song by Sting.

Yea idol they do, but to have it done on a boat is highly unusual.

Actually I remember when there was a JAWS anniversary DVD coming out, and suddenly that month a lot shark attacks were being reported in the media. Like a lot. Turned out that that year the shark attacks had been statistically far less than previous years, but because of the whole anniversary thing, the attacks were more widely reported in the press.
Title: Re: There is a new threat against man.
Post by: Xessive on Friday, October 20, 2006, 12:32:29 AM
It's a popularity thing.. What's the hot topic this season? All of a sudden you'll see a huge influx of the subject matter. It's how the media operates. Celebrity sex tapes, terrorism, corporate takeovers, weight/beauty tabloid pieces.. It all depends on media interest.

As Idol mentioned, people have been stung by STINGrays in the past, hence why they're called STINGrays. It's just that now it's more media attentive.