While paddling off a Florida Beach, a N. Ga. tourist capsized his Yak. He was a good swimmer, but terrified at the thought of alligators, so he clung to his boat. He saw a beachcomber on the beach and yelled "Hey, are there any alligators around here?" "Naw", the man replied. " Aint been no gators around here for years." Feelling confident, the tourist struck out at a leisurely swim, dragging his Yak behind him. About half-way to the beach, he yelled at the beachcomber once more "How'd you get rid of the gators?" "We didn't do nothin", the man answered. " The sharks got 'em all."

Semper Fi!