Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/07/30/shark-spotted-in-londons-river-thames-video.html
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Contributed by Allan Rose Hill.
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Charlotte Webb?
Some shark; terrific.
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Nothing to see here, folks - it’s just a tory. Please move along, now…
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that’s just a smudge on the lens
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We need to fill the Thames up with poop, sludge, and pollution again just to keep everyone safe from sharks.
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There were attempts in the rest of the country.
The Tories wouldn’t shit in their own bed though
By June the stench from the river had become so bad that business in Parliament was affected, and the curtains on the river side of the building were soaked in lime chloride to overcome the smell. The measure was not successful, and discussions were held about possibly moving the business of government to Oxford or St Albans.
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Ok, what’s the worst that could happen?
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I disagree, many of the Tories would shit in their own bed if they could make some money from it.
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Shark? The Brit’s take it in stride
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Are you sure those are dishes originating in the UK? Those peas look far short of mushy. 
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Been there, done that
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I’m sure the “Greater Thames Shark Project, run by the Zoological Society of London” are working on it…
I mean if that’s not a supervillain team covername, I don’t know what is.
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On the more legal side, the Aussies are on it
Although there, as well:
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Link goes to the “commercial use” subsection, but won’t Onebox like that.
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Somehow this part isn’t in the English version of that article:
Das Muskelfleisch des Hais ist meist stark mit Methylquecksilber belastet. Nach einer Studie des Instituts für Toxikologie an der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel überschreitet zum Beispiel eine Portion von 150 g Schillerlocken die duldbare Tagesdosis für Erwachsene um das Zehnfache.
No Schillerlocken for me, I think
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Well you know what those poets are like. Filthy degenerates the lot of 'em. Not surprised his hair’s full of methylmercury.
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