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It's that time of year again. Beryl is back.
Mr F was in the water first when she appeared in the bay. She seemed to be waiting for us to get going.
Once in the water she treted us to her usual acrobatic showing off display. Quite a few fly past during the dive.
Always a pleasure :)
Excellent, need to get up to Loch Long soon then. Have had some cracking dives with her.:D
scubagranny
07-11-08, 13:49
That sounds great, I'd love to dive there and see this famous lady.
Thats quite worrying for me last time i was out that way she was about...could it really be that long since my last dive at the caves...cannae wait to get back its like losing a limb
:D:D:D
Last time i saw her was at Conger. She/he (does anyone know) seems to like to wander about a bit. Have seen her at conger and the A frames as well, all on night dives. Nothing quite like the big grey shape she is appearing at a rate of knots out of the darkness to make your heart go a bit faster :D
yup - fantastic dive last night. I think Beryl might be Boris though ...
He's definitely grown in size and has loads more scars on his back and right side, maybe from fighting other seals?
Yup, defintely sounds like a male. Boris is a bit harsh sounding though. Can we have a name the seal poll and some suggeswtions for it? Might be fun:D
Stick with a B - Bertie sounds nicer than Boris!
I'd go for Bubba. Much cooler.
dive granny
07-11-08, 19:30
Benjy
scubagranny
07-11-08, 21:06
Barney
Mr Flibble
07-11-08, 21:07
Yep I'd go for Bob or maybe Bertie.
Last night was a great dive. Spent 10 mins freeing a crab from fishing line, on way back came across a group of large fish, was shining my torch at one, he looked at me, I looked at him, he looked at me again then had this look of terror and shot off only to be quickly followed by Beryl/Bob/whoever going at a fair old rate, nearly knocked me out the way. Brilliant..............but not for the poor fish.
Sounds like you guy's had a fab dive :),shame i couldn't have joined you :(
Half Day next Friday if you fancy a dive there :D
Bernard. Sounds like a fantastic dive though, I'll have to get on this one soon.
Beelzebub?
Bawbag?
Basil?
Bernard is quite a good one. I like that :D
Bruce i like, like Bruce the shark from Nemo:D
jamesyjoiner4
08-11-08, 20:45
I did a dive there last nite and shat myself when it swam by! lol
I did a dive there last nite and shat myself when it swam by! lol
LMAO :D:)
I think we should stick with Beryl the gender confused seal :D
"Beryl The Gender Confused Seal" Hmmm, doesn't exactly trip of the tongue :D
dive granny
10-11-08, 12:51
We could spell it Berol. I think that is an Eastern European male name.
do we no what kind of seal the lil fella is (gray or common)? never seen "it" so dont no and im no seal expert.
http://www.snh.org.uk/publications/on-line/naturallyscottish/seals/sealsinscotland.asp
and web link with some info if intrested
Couple of clips of her/him here! http://www.congeralley.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1986
i have dived with the seal a few times, i would lean towards it being a common seal, but then again, i also lean towards it being female.;)
Yogi Diver
10-11-08, 22:16
i have dived with the seal a few times, i would lean towards it being a common seal, but then again, i also lean towards it being female.;)
I've got it on good authority that you lean one way or the other. :D
Waht about BORAT :D
Vey naiice!!!
Dive Tramp
10-11-08, 22:52
Having studied Charlie and Rustynuts videos (you lucky beggars BTW!), I am of the opinion that Beryl is a Grey Seal and very aptly named as she is a female Grey Seal.
Male Grey Seal's under bellies have the darker solid base colour whilst Female's base colour is lighter.
dive granny
11-11-08, 00:39
Waht about BORAT :D
No not after that strange bloke:eek: Poor Beryl
LMAO:D
No not after that strange bloke:eek: Poor Beryl
scubagranny
11-11-08, 18:28
Rather than asking yet another question!! I looked up Borat on the internet.
I have never heard of him, have I really got heather coming out of my ears?
Rather than asking yet another question!! I looked up Borat on the internet.
I have never heard of him, have I really got heather coming out of my ears?
was that a hypothetical question?:D
Rather than asking yet another question!! I looked up Borat on the internet.
I have never heard of him, have I really got heather coming out of my ears?
Jak sie masz
scubagranny
12-11-08, 13:37
I won't even ask!
I won't even ask!
I wish you would, as I have idea what he's on about either. :rolleyes:
its polish for how are you?
Yogi Diver
12-11-08, 17:22
What the hell has Borat got to do with Polish? He was supposed to be from Khazakstan?:confused:
dive granny
12-11-08, 19:32
SG. Borat was a character in a film. Borat was played by Sacha Baron Cohen aka Ali G, who was on TV. Hope that clears it up a bit.:D
Now that would be a nice name... Sacha the Seal.. cute.
What the hell has Borat got to do with Polish? He was supposed to be from Khazakstan?:confused:
My quote exactly!
scubagranny
12-11-08, 21:54
Thanks DG-- And i have heard of Ali G, but where is Khazakstan?? I canfeel the heather getting thicker!!
Thanks DG-- And i have heard of Ali G, but where is Khazakstan?? I canfeel the heather getting thicker!!
i spent 3 months offshore, staring at a huge map of the world in between shifts so i think i can answer your question..;)
Khazakstan is south of Russia, north/west of China & well east of Turkey.
Russia borders most of it & it is a real country, no matter how made-up it might sound.
Bubble Blower
13-11-08, 00:26
All explained hopefully...
http://www.boratonline.co.uk/
dive granny
13-11-08, 00:34
You just couldn't call 'Beryl' after him he is creepy:eek:
Mr Flibble
13-11-08, 01:17
SG there you go, Borat.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=oKcWtvEzdR8&feature=related
scubagranny
13-11-08, 08:48
You are all so helpful
What the hell has Borat got to do with Polish? He was supposed to be from Khazakstan?:confused:
Thats part of the Joke, when he did some of the language jokes he used a mixture of eastern european and Hebrew languages, with a lot of in jokes if you understand Hebrew. Even things like the way the letters are written in his name are Cyrillic and the subtitles are also Cyrillic
Other phrases in Polish used by Borat are Dzien Dobry (Good Morning) and Dziekuje (Thank you)
dive granny
13-11-08, 23:18
You are all so helpful
Told you they are all lovely, and don't mind silly questions:D:D