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2018-12-04 Down Under

Ozzie Fisherman criticized by fellow anglers, animal activists over 1,400-pound marlin catch

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Posted by Besoeker 2018-12-04 06:57|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 The world is just chock full of idiots who should be grateful that Darwin doesn’t play as much of a role as he used to.

Posted by trailing wife 2018-12-04 10:55|| 2018-12-04 10:55|| Front Page Top

#2 They would have criticized him if he had just killed a minnow, but there is no glory in that kind of criticism.

Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2018-12-04 16:12|| 2018-12-04 16:12|| Front Page Top

#3 It's simple, my friends, to distinguish
'Tween good and malevolent kingfish:
One's feral and vicious
And eats fellow fishes,
The other is rich and speaks English.

Posted by Solomon Johnson5149 2018-12-04 18:41|| 2018-12-04 18:41|| Front Page Top

#4 not everyone on social(snowflake) media was happy

Posted by 746 2018-12-04 18:46|| 2018-12-04 18:46|| Front Page Top

#5 Peter Forrest sounds like a guygaypoorn name.

Now the old fish can be displayed and admired instead of being torn asunder by sharks and crabs.

I would think that there would be a taxidermist near a sports marina who could also harvest the meat.

Posted by swksvolFF 2018-12-04 19:34|| 2018-12-04 19:34|| Front Page Top

#6 That giant marlin eats a lot of other little fish who can all swim safely now that the big monster has been removed from the food chain.

Posted by ruprecht 2018-12-04 23:45|| 2018-12-04 23:45|| Front Page Top

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