While the comment we are about to post is not official Shark Mail because it was not sent to the harassment@summeroftheshark.com e-mail address, we feel that it deserves special consideration. We are offering it in its entirety. Enjoy!

Blog: Chum Slick
Post: Did You Know that Bull Sharks Can Live in Fresh Water?
Author: Taylor (IP: 129.107.220.141, LIBP-LAP-095858.uta.edu)
Email: tmccraw16@yahoo.com
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Comment: http://thechumslick.com/index.php/2008/01/11/did_you_know_that_bull_sharks_can_live_i#c18965
You are the most useless pieces of shit I have ever crossed on the Web. I hope you all burn in fucking Hell. I cannot believe that you would kill poor innocent dogs, who would love you unconditionally if you only gave them the smallest amount of respect (i.e. not hooking them and dangling them in front of sharks to have them eaten). You are the sole reason why Americans hate Africans. I am glad that we enslaved the shit out of you just because your "people" (if you can call them that) were not smart enough to understand that we didn't (and still don't) think of you as people. And by the way I really hope every single last one of you fags contracts AIDS (considering it began in your God-forsaken, third world country) and dies a slow and painful death, but before you know you have AIDS I hope you finally get the son that you have always wanted and while you are lying in your death bed, I hope you realize that you are the reason why the son you loved so much is going to die. Have a nice fucking day you bastards.

What Taylor is taking offense to is this picture:

An offensive picture indeed. But, if Taylor had taken half a breath and clicked the link at the bottom of the post he would have been taken to the National Geographic website, where the picture was lifted from. And if he would have followed that link and taken the time to read the short paragraph he would have seen that the use of Dogs as Shark bait was recorded in the French-controlled island of Réunion. To think that The Chum Slick is somehow condoning hooking Dogs through the snout and trawling them behind boats is goofy in the extreme. Try improving your inference skills, Taylor. Oh, and try reading more. Sweet racism though.

--Sharky