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Yesterday, the Superhero Name Generator dubbed me The Illustrious Crusader!  Many of you shared your names in the comment section which provided  a steady stream of chuckles.  Thank you!

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I don't want to seem ungrateful here.  I like my Superhero name!  I really do!  It's flattering and so much better than the names Carolyn and Christy Jo were given:  The Amphibious Albino and The Radioactive Squirrel.  Heh.  Heh.  Heh.

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But when I found <strong><a href="http://marvel.com/games/play/31/create_your_own_superhero" target="_blank">Marvel Comics' Create Your Own Superhero</a></strong>, I knew right then and there that I had to undergo a name change.  I dubbed myself <span style="color: #3366ff;"><strong>Shark Girl</strong></span>.

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Coming off of my <a href="http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/shark-week/" target="_blank"><strong>Shark Week 2011</strong> </a>high, I am on a crusade (See!  I'm still a crusader!) to defend and protect marine creatures around the world!

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<span style="font-size: medium; color: #3366ff;"><strong>My first mission:  Free Shamu!</strong></span>

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Shamu,  you do not deserve to be locked up in a prison/marine park for children's entertainment.  (They tell us its for science, but this is just an excuse to line marine park owners' pockets.  With the marvels of modern technology, children will learn much more about you and science through a documentary.  Ditto for zoos.)

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Shamu, you deserve to live out your birthright and swim in the open ocean.  I am coming.

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<span style="font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;"><strong>Shark Week 2011 News Flash:  THERE HAS NEVER BEEN A DOCUMENTED KILLER WHALE ATTACK ON A HUMAN IN THE WILD.  </strong></span>And we all know what has happened at marine parks.

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<strong><span style="font-size: medium; color: #3366ff;">Dolphins, Belugas, et al, I am coming for you as well.  </span></strong>

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I apologize for the ways you have been mistreated.  People are going to argue with my use of the word "mistreatment".  You look so happy!  You eat lots of yummy fish!  You receive the best veterinary care!  Your trainers love you!  Audiences think you are WONDERFUL!  They LOVE you, too!

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Forgive them.  They simply haven't stopped and thought about the ramifications of your confinement.

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<span style="font-size: medium; color: #ff0000;"><strong>But they're going to take a moment today and imagine themselves confined to a bathtub for an entire year.  They will then join our crusade!  </strong></span>

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There is strength in education!  There is strength in numbers!

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<strong><span style="font-size: medium; color: #3366ff;">Out in the open waters...</span></strong>

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Whalers, take note.  Notice that groovy bow that I'm sporting?  You even <em>think</em> about harpooning a whale, and <em>you're</em> going to get harpooned, pal.  <strong><a href="http://www.greenpeace.org/international/en/campaigns/oceans/whaling/" target="_blank">Greenpeace</a></strong> and <strong><a href="http://animal.discovery.com/tv/whale-wars/" target="_blank">Whale Wars </a></strong>have to play nice.  I don't.  Superheroes can get away with that kind of stuff without jail time.

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All other Creatures of the Sea, hang tight.  We're coming around!  Education truly is a freeing force.  Organizations, scientists, educators, filmmakers, and responsible television networks around the world are the real superheroes.  Truth and justice will prevail!

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Who's joining Shark Girl?

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Or...What is YOUR crusade?

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You can create your own Superhero here:  <strong><a href="http://marvel.com/games/play/31/create_your_own_superhero" target="_blank">http://marvel.com/games/play/31/create_your_own_superhero</a></strong>.

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