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                   I'm gonna get me some bits!


                         January 12, 2004

                     NOTE FROM THE LIST VET:

     Curators at the National Aquarium in Baltimore claim that
    sharks are "misunderstood," and suggest that people are more
         likely to be killed by lightning than by a shark.

               That got us to wondering what ELSE 
                  we don't know about sharks...


            The Top 10 Little Known Facts About Sharks


10> They *LOVE* belly rubs.

 9> Many beach attacks are caused by sharks simply trying the only
    way they know how to break into the motion picture industry.

 8> Still upset about whales taking credit for Jonah.

 7> So very, very tired of hearing "We're gonna need a bigger 
    boat" at cocktail parties.

 6> Their secret guilty pleasure? Curling up for an evening of 
    "Flipper" reruns.

 5> Statistically, far more sharks swim around humming "Mack the 
    Knife" than that hackneyed "Jaws" theme.

 4> Most have orthodontia done to correct overbites.

 3> They're not really that excited about the taste of chum, but a
    free meal is a free meal.

 2> Not all have law degrees.


         and the Number 1 Little Known Fact About Sharks...


 1> They're crying on the inside.



             [   Copyright 2004 by Chris White    ]
             [       http://www.topfive.com       ]


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Selected from 45 submissions from 16 contributors.
Today's Top5 Pets List authors are:
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Martin Bredeck, Hybla Valley, VA -- 1, 9 (11th #1)
Rabbi Crut, Bowling Green, OH     -- 2
Stephen Dudzik, Olney, MD         -- 3, 4
Larry Hollister, Concord, CA      -- 5
Scott Bostick, Lake Ridge, VA     -- 6, 7, Runner Up list name
RW Lipp, Lenexa, KS               -- 8
James Knowles, Bellingham, WA     -- 10
Melanie Stephens, Manassas, VA    -- Topic
Virgil Steigerwald, Cleveland, OH -- Banner Tag
Sandra Hull, Arlington, VA        -- List Vet

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                 Little Known Facts About Sharks
                    RUNNERS UP list -- Chum
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Contrary to popular belief, they make really crappy pool hustlers.
          (Scott Bostick, Lake Ridge, VA)

Don't ever ask a nurse shark for a sponge bath.
          (Barb McMullen, Ann Arbor, MI)

Even THEY jumped at that underwater scene in Jaws.
          (Stephen Dudzik, Olney, MD)

Most Great White sharks are merely mediocre.
          (Melanie Stephens, Manassas, VA)

Scratch his head and his fin starts thumping the sand.
          (James Knowles, Bellingham, WA)

Sharks are the only creatures who will eat food rejected by 
a Labrador Retriever.
          (James Knowles, Bellingham, WA)

The real reason sharks never sleep? Scared of monsters under 
the bed.
          (Melanie Stephens, Manassas, VA)

They think people taste just like chicken.
          (Martin Bredeck, Hybla Valley, VA)
          (Stephanie Thompson, Brainerd, MN)


Runner Up list name
          (Scott Bostick, Lake Ridge, VA)

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