Studio goes after 'Jaws' fans with DVD.Byline: Mark Baker The Register-Guard Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water again, here comes the DVD DVD: see digital versatile disc. DVD in full digital video disc or digital versatile disc Type of optical disc. The DVD represents the second generation of compact-disc (CD) technology. edition. Hard to believe that it's been 30 years since a four-letter movie scared the sand out of our shorts and the popcorn out of our buckets, and kept many of us dry all summer long. Jaws, the film that ushered in the era of the summer blockbuster, brought "land" sharks to Saturday Night Live This article is about the American television series. For the show related to Big Brother (UK), see Saturday Night Live (UK). Saturday Night Live (SNL and gave the Great White a bad name, is back. Tuesday, you can swim down to your favorite film store and pick up a copy of the movie that killed way more people by shark attack than have died in Oregon waters (one) since 1959. Maybe ever. But wasn't it fun? Oh, come on. You loved it when that guy's one-eyed head popped out of the hole in the bottom of his boat. And the blood. Who doesn't like bloody water? Sharks do, that's for sure. So now, let us spoil your DVD fin, er, fun, and show you just how slim your chances are of dying by shark attack - regardless of whether you answer your door when a "candygram can·dy·gram n. A delivery of candy or other sweets along with a personalized message. " comes. From the International Shark Attack File The International Shark Attack File is a global database of shark attacks. It began as an attempt to catalogue shark attacks on servicemen during World War II. The Office of Naval Research funded it from 1958 until 1968. : In Oregon, eight people died between 1959 and 2003 after being struck by lightning; one person in Oregon was killed by a shark attack during that same period. Compare the number of injuries and deaths by shark attack - 13 - in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. in 1996, with injuries and deaths caused by the following during "home-improvement" projects: toilets (43,687); toilet-bowl products (1,567); room deodorizers and fresheners (2,599); chain saws (13,458); ladders (138,894). You think sharks take a bite out Verb 1. bite out - utter; "She bit out a curse" let loose, let out, utter, emit - express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words); "She let out a big heavy sigh"; "He uttered strange sounds that nobody could understand" of life? In New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. in 1981, six years after Jaws' release in movie theaters on June 20, 1975, 12,656 people were bitten by dogs and 826 by cats. Cats! Only 12 people nationwide were bitten by sharks that year. That's why dog bites dog bite Public health The clamping of skin and subjacent soft tissues between the upper and lower mandible of a canine, which may cause infections, acting as a disease vector or even death. See Dog. aren't news (unless the dog is the bitten one) and shark bites are. But we're still waiting for this headline: "Man bites shark." In 2000, your chances of drowning in U.S. waters were one in 3.5 million. Your chances of being attacked by a shark were one in 11.5 million. Bike attack! In 2001, 728 Americans were killed while riding bicycles. Three people were killed while riding sharks, or something like that. JAWS - the DVD What: Release of the 30th anniversary edition of the movie that advised us to "see it before we go swimming" When: Tuesday Cost: Suggested retail price: $22.98 CAPTION(S): It's been 30 years since the movie "Jaws" scared us off the beach. Universal Studios |
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