Animals

Do we have a problem, here? Huh?

A few tips as we end the summer. Remember you should never swim away and splash wildly if you see a shark. He will immediately think you are injured prey. They will swim faster toward you and chase you. Instead, show them you are a predator as well. Turn and face them head on. Make direct eye contact. Say to him (in your mind), “What’s up? Have we got a problem here? You got something you want to say?” If he gets close, push his snout down and away, saying (to yourself), “Oh, so you want to dance?” Trust me, game recognizes game. He will swim away.

Just kidding, swim as fast as you can in a blind panic, so fast that your body lifts out of the water and skims along the top of the water like an airborne paddleboat until your reach shore.

Joe Ditzel

Joe Ditzel is a keynote speaker, humor writer, and really bad golfer. You can reach him via email at [email protected] as well as Twitter, Facebook, Google+ and LinkedIn.