Amphigory

As always, hint in the picture title--which LJ kindly removes.  So, first one who gets it on LiveJournal, please post a comment. 

And, just so that we're not only posting dumb puns, have a look at this picture:

Is that not the freakiest thing you've ever seen?  I've always had a morbid fascination with sharks, ever since I was a little kid.  I suspect that a lot of us do.  Anyway, this is a real photo, as verifiable via Snopes.  What exactly convinces a scientist to go out on a kayak a few feet from a Great White, anyway?  I mean really.  Was that necessary, other than the fact that it made for uber-cool bragging rights?