Comments on: A shark midwife

By: bananapants

bananapants — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:53:27 +0000

Hmmm, a homebirth caesarean. But if the shark really was a midwife, he or she probably would have obstructed the surgery for as long as possible, assured the other shark that her body knew how to birth this baby, offered some homeopathics and assured her it was perfectly safe to go four weeks overdue.

The shark was clearly a well-trained obstetrician.

(Disclaimer: I’ve known some excellent, safe midwives. And I’ve known some who are completely the opposite. That minority of unsafe midwives pose a massive threat to the wellbeing of women and children, and would do well to have a conversation with the shark. Most of them probably would believe they could communicate quite well with non-humans, so probably wouldn’t object to a shark-chat until they discovered that the shark had medicalised childbirth, and then they would put a hex on him).

By: David Farrar

David Farrar — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:02:43 +0000

Jeremy – teh shark did not main – the shard mid wived.

By: Jeremy Harris

Jeremy Harris — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 03:13:19 +0000

How appropriate is it to have a story about one shark maiming another under “Fun Things”…

By: Ozy Mandias

Ozy Mandias — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 02:40:05 +0000

Amazing!!! Could this be a way National could cut costs on Health expenditure. Employ a couple of sand Sahrks (not the great white variety) and supply swimming pools to local hospitals. Any quick operations that are needed you just jump in the pool. I suppose Great Whites could be housed in the ‘amputation pool’.

By: kisekiman

kisekiman — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 00:24:14 +0000

The Shark’s skill at amputating the limbs of surfers is well known and documented.

By: Simon

Simon — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:16:35 +0000

“A shark as a surgeon.”

Dont you mean sturgeon.

Hey, you’re crazy! A sturgeon, he’s a doctor cuts you open whena you sick.

By: cctrfred

cctrfred — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:31:21 +0000

So it’s not lawyers but surgeons who can swim in shark-infested waters

By: Nigel

Nigel — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:27:41 +0000

Sharks are smarter than we give them credit for maybe ?. The Assistent Producer for Jaws called G White was a hint maybe ??.

By: Murray

Murray — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:49:18 +0000

When was the last time you had to pay a medical bill? Shark surgeons aren’t all that uncommon.

By: MikeNZ

MikeNZ — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:36:42 +0000

Maybe the baby sharks were dinner?