72.

[smilingtransfer]

It seems to be that time of year again. Shark Week is very important to Shiro, so he persists in nudging me in the side whenever I fall asleep, so I don't miss the third reruns at 5 AM. Perhaps he hasn't been eating enough?

It's educational, at least. If I ever need to have an involved debate about sharks in English class, I predict full marks.

Comments

[andthehat]

There's a festival for sharks?

[smilingtransfer]

Not exactly. It's more like a series of television shows.

[andthehat]

Are they doing anything out of the ordinary or just eating things?

[smilingtransfer]

They're going about their undersea lives in a manner that is intended to indicate that they're not as dangerous as they seem all the time... but yes, mostly it consists of them eating things.

[andthehat]

They don't tend to give off how dangerous they are till you're looking at all their teeth. Once caught one and it's harmlessly on the deck playing dead until a swabbie got one step too close. Lost a leg.

Suppose it'd be interesting to watch all glorified-like for the masses if you're not there when it's happening.

[smilingtransfer]

It's mostly reenactments, in any case.

[andthehat]

They have an actor play the shark?

[smilingtransfer]

I'm not entirely sure of the process, but I can guarantee you that actors don't play the sharks. Perhaps they use stock footage of real sharks, or have some sort of mechanical one?