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Sharks Seen Swimming Down Australian Streets

Posted by samzenpus on from the we're-going-to-need-a-bigger-sidewalk dept.

As if the flood waters weren't bad enough for the people of Queensland, it now appears that there are sharks swimming in the streets. Two bull sharks were spotted swimming past a McDonald’s in the city of Goodna, Butcher Steve Bateman saw another making its way past his shop on Williams street. Ipswich councillor for the Goodna region Paul Tully said: "It would have swam several kilometres in from the river, across Evan Marginson Park and the motorway. It’s definitely a first for Goodna, to have a shark in the main street."

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  1. Obligatory by toygeek · · Score: 3, Funny

    RIP Steve Irwin. These are the kinds of things he *lived* for.

    That being said...

    "Land shark!"

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    1. Re:Obligatory by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Street Shark! ... sorry.

    2. Re:Obligatory by MichaelSmith · · Score: 2, Funny

      Agree. I would have loved to see him do a show about that now, with his cool accent and all. I could imagine him jumping on a shark and riding it, saying "ain't they goorgeous?"

      Unfortunately Steve jumped the shark some time ago and not in a good way...

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  2. PHFT! Nothing new! by definate · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seriously, I've lived in Australia all my life, and I can tell ya', there's always been sharks swimming in the streets!

    Blimey, if I had a 2 dollar coin for every time I've seen a shark swimming in the streets, I'd be a billionaire! (1 billion AUD ~ 23,540 USD)

    We got it all down here, land sharks, flying snakes, drop bears, bunyips, flys that bite, the worlds most poisonous spiders. Basically, if it's an animal that can kill you, we've got it. Crikey, we even import dangerous animals from other countries, just to make sure we've got 'em!

    Land sharks? Phft! Nobodies ever died from a land shark!

    Now drop bears, that's a lethal animal. I lost my father to a drop bear, came out of no where. R.I.P. Dad.

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    1. Re:PHFT! Nothing new! by definate · · Score: 3, Funny

      Sorry, obviously there's a little confusion here. Lemme clarify that for ya.

      A billion in the Australian metric system, is 1/10th of a Waggawagga, or about 3/5ths of a Malala. It doesn't quite work the same as you guys over there.

      If you convert it correctly, then it comes out to a little bit above what I quoted ya. However, when you take into account the money you have to pay the Aborginal gangs on your way to the Reserve Money Trader of Australia (it's in Canberra), you'd come out with about what I quoted. If ya don't pay them, they'll bash ya, and make ya walkabout it off.

      Fuckin' arseholes if you tell me.

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  3. Re:Land sharks! by thephydes · · Score: 3, Funny

    Yes they are usually called lawyers

  4. Just one thing left out of the article... by Totenglocke · · Score: 1, Funny

    Did the sharks have frickin lasers on their heads?

    If not, why didn't the Australian government put lasers on their heads? Everyone deserves a warm meal!

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  5. I'm sick of these motherfuckin' sharks on this by ClioCJS · · Score: 2, Funny
    motherfuckin' street.

    Okay, I probably didn't get that right verbatim, but you get the gist.

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  6. Re:Crocodile vs Shark! by Dunbal · · Score: 4, Funny

    The spiders would beat them both.

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