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Posted on: October 12, 2008 10:05 AM, by Greg Laden

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The obvious caption would seem to be "Oh, Shit!" as that likely represents both what the surfer is saying and what he is doing.

Posted by: Doyle | October 12, 2008 10:47 AM

Shark says - "Race you, little one".

Posted by: eddie | October 12, 2008 11:29 AM

Surfer to shark: YOU'RE GOING THE WRONG WAY, YOU'RE GOING TO KILL SOMEONE!

Posted by: Monica | October 12, 2008 11:36 AM

Surfer to shark: YOU'RE GOING THE WRONG WAY, YOU'RE GOING TO KILL SOMEONE!

Posted by: Monica | October 12, 2008 11:38 AM

"Little Jonny's April Fool's joke may have gone a little too far"

Posted by: Armchair Dissident | October 12, 2008 12:36 PM

"Flipper!!!"
-or-
"Oh please let that be a dolphin"
-or-
"Damn, another one with a wrapper..."

Posted by: peter | October 12, 2008 1:26 PM

"I didn't know there were lawyers in these waters," the shark thought before fleeing in fear.

Posted by: Benjamin Franz | October 12, 2008 1:40 PM

Like most of the photos you post, the best caption is 'Look Mommy! i iz good with teh ph0tsh0p!'

Posted by: llewelly | October 12, 2008 2:54 PM

llewelly: Not one of these photos are photo shopped, how dare yo suggest such a thing! They are downloaded from The Internet untouched!

Posted by: Greg Laden | October 12, 2008 3:13 PM

IM IN UR SURF
STEALIN UR WAVES

Posted by: WATERCAT | October 12, 2008 3:51 PM

IM IN UR SURF
STEALIN UR WAVES

Posted by: watercat | October 12, 2008 4:25 PM

Holy crap, there's a human! Danger Danger!!!

Posted by: Andrew | October 12, 2008 4:32 PM

Things might have gone badly for the surfer if the shark had not been on a low-carb diet.

Posted by: Romeo Vitelli | October 12, 2008 4:32 PM

Totally tubular!!!11!! Shark is hanging ten.

Posted by: Elizabeth | October 12, 2008 4:54 PM

Caption:

Google Image Search is one way to identify the photographer when a picture has been reposted without its copyright.
Click here:

http://images.google.com/images?q=%22urban+legend%22+%2Bshark+%2Bsurfer+%2Bwave&btnG=Search+Images

Within the first page of hits you'll find two copies; the latter of them leads you to the source and copyright:
http://www.surfshooter.com/Dolphin-surfer.jpg

Posted by: Hank Roberts | October 12, 2008 4:58 PM

Caption: The most you will generally get from me is a link to where I found the photograph because, really, I'm not in charge of the internet...

But it is nice to know where it came from (does not obviate that it was faked).

But I am very disappointed to find that it was a dolphin and not a Great White Shark!!!

Posted by: Greg Laden | October 12, 2008 5:31 PM

The mudshark comes to life

Posted by: somebody | October 12, 2008 6:42 PM

Sh....sh....sh....SHIT!

Posted by: Peter Mc | October 12, 2008 7:23 PM

> obviate?

The next image is easier to identify.

http://www.surfshooter.com/DolphinInfo.html

Photographer's gallery: http://www.printroom.com/pro/kj

Posted by: Hank Roberts | October 12, 2008 8:29 PM

Yea, but, dolphins eat surfers all the time. Little known fact.

Posted by: Greg Laden | October 12, 2008 8:49 PM

"I think I'll eat a surfer. Just for the halibut"

Posted by: TimJ | October 12, 2008 10:36 PM

Hey, can I catch a ride?

Posted by: omar | October 12, 2008 10:38 PM

"Big Shark Swims Past Surfer"

Posted by: allison | October 12, 2008 11:08 PM

It looks like a shark to me and not a dolphin. Dolphins tail fins run laterally (probably so they can go up and down with ease as they have to breath air). sharks fins run vertically. Take a look a the photo. Now that said, a strange angle might only make it appear that way

Posted by: sailor | October 13, 2008 9:13 AM

"Natural selection in 3... 2... 1..."

Posted by: Morejello | October 13, 2008 12:10 PM

porpoise. Bott or spinner. Horizontal caudal fin, heavy caudal peduncle. But at that roll angle, the forward body shape and appearance of the pectoral and dorsal are very sharklike. Very cool snap.

Posted by: ice9 | October 15, 2008 1:41 PM