Thursday, February 3, 2011

"I'll find him for three, but I'll catch him, and kill him, for ten."

     When I was a kid, my Aunt used to tell a story about a woman she knew that lost her leg to a Great White shark. Well, she ''kind of'' knew her. Her best friend's cousin, who'd been vacationing in Florida, met a woman from Delaware whose brother-in-law saw a woman get attacked by a shark. 

"A Shark!" She would say. "A Shark who bit off that poor woman's leg!"

No doubt released in the wake of JAWS induced 'shark-mania,' Jaws Of Death was created to cash in on the air of fear (and curiosity) surrounding both novel and film. With tag lines like "Why Sharks Have Developed A Taste For Human Flesh" & "Why You Could Be The Next Victim of The Silent Savages" the 'real' threat of the Great White should become apparent to even the most cranky of skeptics. 

Why would you want something like this? A better question is obviously, "How soon can you mail that out?" If you're anything like my Aunt, you'll need this to validate any irrational fear you may have, or to quell the skepticism of your nagging, 'know-it-all' Nephew. Plus, think how lovely it would look framed and hanging in your foyer!  

And speaking of conversation pieces, were you, dear reader, swept up in any movie-induced hysteria? Do tell!  


1 comment:

  1. I think that once I reached a certain age my ability to make decisions based on reason and common sense had developed enough to realize what it was the "Jaws People" were doing. Brilliant on their behalf (they made millions of dollars) but somewhat silly that the public can be so easily influenced.

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