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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. Why? by brad-d · · Score: 5, Informative

    So one person reports (unconfirmed) two bull sharks in flood waters. Local media the next day generally has the opinion the story is a load of bollocks and now almost a week later it appears on Slashdot (a news for nerds site) as fact.... OK.

    If you want some (slightly) more nerdy stuff to report about the floods go research the Wivenhoe dam.

    I've really got to stop reading idle stories.

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  2. Re:Not surprising by tsa · · Score: 1, Informative

    Not if they don't have freakin' lasers attached to their heads.

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  3. Knock, knock... by Beardo+the+Bearded · · Score: 3, Informative

    "Candygram!"

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