Death by Orca

[Matt Foley]

Not the way I'd wanna go...

http://www.aolnews.com/nation/article/killer-whale-kills-trainer-at-seaworld-orlando/19372270?icid=main|main|dl1|link4|http%3A%2F%2Fwww.aolnews.com%2Fnation%2Farticle%2Fkiller-whale-kills-trainer-at-seaworld-orlando%2F19372270

[SmootsDaddy89]

At the end of the article.

At the Orlando SeaWorld, the body of a naked man was found scratched, bruised and draped over a 5-ton orca named Tilikum in July 1999. Daniel Dukes, 27, reportedly made his way past security at SeaWorld, remaining in the park after it had closed. Wearing only his underwear, Dukes either jumped, fell or was pulled into the frigid water of Tilikum's huge tank.

An autopsy ruled that he died of hypothermia in the 50-degree water. But they also said it appeared Tilikum bit the man and tore off his swimming trunks, likely believing he was a toy to play with.

Dukes' parents filed a lawsuit against the park later that year but ended up withdrawing it.

What a bunch of morons. I hope killer whales drown that entire dumbass family.

[dimbee]

My email to SeaWorld:

"Y'all know me. Know how I earn a livin'. I'll catch this bird for ya,

but it ain't gonna be easy... Bad fish. It's not like going down to pond

chasin' blue gills or tommy cots. This orca - swallow ya hole. L'il shakin',

l'il tenderizin', down ya go. Now we gotta do it quick, that'll bring back

the tourists, that'll put all your businesses on a payin' basis. But it's not

gonna be pleasant! I value my neck a lot more than 3000 bucks chief! I'll

find him for three, but I'll catch him... and kill him... for ten! Now you

gotta make up your minds. Gonna stay alive and ante up? Or ya wanna play it

cheap, be on welfare the whole winter. I don't want no volunteers; I don't

want no mates. There's too many captains on this island. Ten thousand dollars

for me by myself. For that you get the head, the tail, the whole damn thing."

Their reply:

"We'll be in touch. Thx."

They didn't even have the decency to spell out "Thanks!" Fuggers...

[sunbunny]

My daughter has now changed her mind to working with penguins instead of dolphins and whales.

[Kyle82]

And in other news there will be a special on 'Shamu-kabobs' in Florida by the weekend.

[Matt Foley]

Putting seal fins on the trainers was a bad idea from the get go.

[Razzy]

To all you mother fugers that just can't tell, I'm a pisces but I'd rather be a killer whale.

The lawsuit is stupid, they won't win. People have scaled barriers and gotten themselves eaten or killed at zoos or parks a bunch of times. It's the person's fault, unless they can prove negligence by the zoo.

[Zod]

That killer whale didn't go crazy, that killer whale went killer whale.

/chris rock

[Zaximus]

I don't think people realize there is a reason they got their name. They are smart yes, very trainable, but these things may be THE top predator in the ocean. I even seen a video some months back of orca's smashing great whites for the fun of it. These killer whales speed swim and slide onto beaches and gobble up seals, they are awesome.

[Matt Foley]

Investigator: Why did you kill your trainer that day?

Tilikum: Hello? I'm a KILLER whale. Are you people daft or something?

[PanthaSan]

Yup, the name pretty much says it all.....

[cookinwithgas]

Killer whales have a bit of an unearned reputation, but they are predators and wild animals.

I remember one night I was on the sonar stack way out near the Arctic Circle in literally the middle of nowhere, no ships, no sound....then suddenly my headset was filled with the sound of a woman screaming while being murdered. It was some lonely orca looking for some friends, and soon enough others joined in. It was scary, eerie and totally cool at the same time.

[SCPantherFan90]

But they also said it appeared Tilikum bit the man and tore off his swimming trunks

I know Killer Whales are predatory animals, but I didn't know they were sexual predators too. Killer Whale or Rapist Whale? You make the call...

[Matt Foley]

Killer whales have a bit of an unearned reputation, but they are predators and wild animals.

I remember one night I was on the sonar stack way out near the Arctic Circle in literally the middle of nowhere, no ships, no sound....then suddenly my headset was filled with the sound of a woman screaming while being murdered. It was some lonely orca looking for some friends, and soon enough others joined in. It was scary, eerie and totally cool at the same time.

It's a whale, Seaman Beaumont. An animal that knows considerably more about sonar than you. (what movie?)