Speedos are evil, swim naked

But when you do shed your speedo, don't throw it in the water—it's bad for dolphins and other living things. Read about the poor dolphin who tried to wear a speedo—it took an emergency depantsing team to rescue him.

(via One Good Thing)

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I can assure you sir that my swimming naked would be more evil. And probably yours too.

By Rheinhard (not verified) on 20 Aug 2006 #permalink

You know, the title of this post sounds a newspaper headline. Speedos are evil and swim naked?

Here is a web site with photos. Fortunately for us all, they only have the 'before' photos...

And the dolphin still hasn't recovered.

The thong is ended, but the malady lingers on.