Well we told you all this was going to happen. Norton, the Whale Shark that was Ralph's tank-mate at the Georgia Aquarium was euthanized today. He had been sick, and not eating or swimming properly since Ralph died in January. It is believed that both Ralph and Norton were both poisoned with the same anti-parasite chemical, it just took Norton longer to die because his stomach wasn't punctured by a feeding tube the way Ralph's was.

Nice Job Georgia Aquarium, You Are True Professionals.

Howe many times did The Chum Slick predict that they would end up killing Norton just like they did Ralph?

Let's count:

1. June 2, 2007.
2. May 21, 2007
3. April 25, 2007
4. April 9, 2007
5. March 29, 2007

This is awesome because the Georgia Aquarium foresaw Norton's demise and ordered two fresh Whale Sharks from Taiwan to replace Ralph and Norton, weeks before Norton had to be put down. We have thought a long while here at The Chum Slick about while they are so incompetent at the Georgia Aquarium, the largest aquarium in the world. We've finally figured it out--aside from the fact that it is hubris at best that makes people think they can tank Whale Sharks, the biggest fish in the world--here is a picture of the curator of fishes at the Georgia Aquarium:

Lew Zealand, Fish Thrower and Curator of Fishes at the Georgia Aquarium

Read about this fish killing rednecks.

Get your fish loving shit together Georgia Aquarium,

--Sharky

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