More on Shamu!

Earlier, in this post about Shamu, I mentioned how it irritates me that the Sea World people are scamming us all by calling all their whales Shamu - as if we dumb people wouldn't realize that they're all not the same freakin' animal.

Alternately though, there are other perspectives on Shamu. For instance, here's an article titled "What Shamu Taught Me About a Happy Marriage" by Amy Sutherland about how our beloved Sea World scamster helped her manage her partner better. This is a good read for the ladies (insight into ways in which you could tame that gorilla who lives and sleeps with you), and also for the men (insight into how "that gentle thang" will find some way to get you to always jump thru' hoops while you're thinking you're really showing her who's boss!).

It's funny and yet - quite scary.

The Shamu scam?

If Shamu is everyone's favourite killer whale (or whatever he is ) at Sea World, how come there are four separate whales performing at each of their shows and they're all called Shamu? How's that even possible?

If that weren't enough, there're actually Shamus in Orlando, San Antonio and San Diego - that's right, at all the 3 Sea World locations spread over 3000 miles. How are they at 3 places at the same time? And back to my original question - how are they all called Shamu?!?? Why?!

Americans, you've got to stop naming all your captured animals the same damn thing so as to not get your little bastards all confused and everything.

(Shamu pic courtesy: http://www.adventurist.net )