Scuba Diver Girl Janine: Where do I start? I was doing my hypoxic trimix certification in the Caymans and got narc'd. I saw a sponge that I swore looked like Richard Nixon! So I gave my dive buddies the double - V "I am not a crook" gesture. They looked at me like WTF does that mean. Of course when we surfaced and I told them what I saw it was hilarious. I haven't lived it down! Scuba Diver Girl Jillian from Walnut Creek, Ca: Diving in the channel islands and the sea lions came off the island once they saw us all entering the water from the boat. Once we were at 
diving level we had "visitors", mainly the small sea lions swimming in between us, nibbling on our fins and once we realized we were among company, we stopped. One of the smaller lions actually approached my dive buddy (and instructor) and nose to nose on her mask, life stood still. She had been holding her breath a bit then let out a few bubbles and the pup was then snapping at the bubbles. It was hysterical! I was laughing the entire time and I now LOVE diving with the sea lions!! Scuba Diver Girls Fan Mark in Newport Pagnell, United Kingdom: diving in sharm taking a picture of a grouper i think which decided to chase me round the reef ... my 2 dive buddies could not help as they were to busy laughing .. Scuba Diver Girl Tracy Christine: I was out fishing the day before my first dive and we caught some Barracudas and I was bit by one and got 7 stitches,The next morning was my dive and my spouse had problems so instructor took my husband back up and I continued to go down and I saw a bunch of Barracudas and wet my wetsuit 2 times ...lol 
Scuba Diver Girls Fan David from Forked River, NJ: jumped off the boat without my fins. made it back to the boat and lost my weight belt at the ladder 
Scuba Diver Girl Edie: my friend was scooping out a garden eel and while it was gracefully swimming free a yellow snapper appeared out of nowhere and looked on and seemed as fascinated as we were. Than, without warning and quick as a lightning bolt he opened his mouth and ate the eel like it was spaghetti. Scuba Diver Girl Betsy from Mount Airy, NC: I was diving on a wreck and came upon a GIANT Jewfish....he was very friendly (or so I thought) and I petted him ever so slightly. He 
opened his giant mouth and snapped at my hand making a loud sound...scared the **** out of me! Also, making yet another wreck dive...I found myself inside a huge room only to discover it was occupied with a school of hammerheads...I backed out VERY slowly went around to the other side of the wreck and than went up. Made a B-line to the bar!!! 
opened his giant mouth and snapped at my hand making a loud sound...scared the **** out of me! Also, making yet another wreck dive...I found myself inside a huge room only to discover it was occupied with a school of hammerheads...I backed out VERY slowly went around to the other side of the wreck and than went up. Made a B-line to the bar!!! Scuba Diver Girl Sheila: We were diving a rock jetty (a popular beach dive) one day and kept feeling something hit my fin, just thought my bouyancy was really bad that day, it was my tank just dangling on. My husband discreetly got behind held up my tank and made the crazy signal. I thought I was gonna choke I was laughing so hard.
Scuba Diver Girls Fan Jay in Brooklyn, NY: Ohhh boy....I was on vacation and there were twins and I actually surfaced with the wrong twin...
Scuba Diver Girl Cynde from San Diego, Ca: Mine was finding out you can scare the s@#$ out of a lobster. My husband and I were diving a secret spot at Catalina Island. Lobsters were out in the open during the day. I saw one scurrying across the sand so I started to chase it and try to get around to the 
front of it to take it's picture...I was beside it finning fast ... and my hubby was above it....we thought for sure it saw us....I finally got in front and went to snap the picture....OMG...that thing FROZE in it's tracks and his antenna went straight up and his eyes got HUGE....we were laughing so hard I didn't get the pic....once he gained his composure he scurried on his way...
front of it to take it's picture...I was beside it finning fast ... and my hubby was above it....we thought for sure it saw us....I finally got in front and went to snap the picture....OMG...that thing FROZE in it's tracks and his antenna went straight up and his eyes got HUGE....we were laughing so hard I didn't get the pic....once he gained his composure he scurried on his way... Scuba Diver Girl Caroline from Charlotteville, Trinidad and Tobago: When my sister & I 
were on a liveaboard in Madagascar a newly-wedded couple shared the boat & were SOOOOOOO annoying...my sis & I wanted to do a night dive & they had one little torch between them & asked if... they could tag along with us...I said it wouldn't be safe BUT..they tried...so my sis & I swam for a big rock we'd seen earlier & hid behind it with our torches off giggling.....we saw the couple's little light go by in the other direction & then continued our dive - blissfully unaware that the captain..a LUNATIC had seen our torches go off & leapt in the water searching for us...we got told off by him & forced to drink rum all night then he kidnapped us & wouldn't let us go ashore for our flight!!!!! - He HATED the couple, too & saw the funny side afterward.... 
Scuba Diver Girl Karma from San Diego, Ca: I have so many funny ones diving with my friends the scuba diver girls but the most recent was when Margo, Occhi and myself were doing a safety stop on the line at the Yukon and we were so cold we had a full on discussion via hand signals who would get the hot shower on the boat first. We settled it ... by a good old fashioned game of rock paper scissors but my fingers must have been colder than hers because she won best 2 out of three hee hee. Also I told her I wanted a cheeseburger underwater and she totally new what I was saying!!! We now have a sign for that but it was too funny she knew exactly what I meant with my silly cheeseburger hand signals:) Watch this video for our SDG cheeseburger signal! 
Scuba Diver Girls Fan Mikey in San Diego, Ca: One time while diving the Yukon, I accidentally left my Blackberry in the breast pocket of my liner, so at around 100 ft., I started hearing this strange woman's voice telling me to 'Say a command! Say a command!' It was the voice recognition program talking to me. At the time, I just thought I was really narced!
were on a liveaboard in Madagascar a newly-wedded couple shared the boat & were SOOOOOOO annoying...my sis & I wanted to do a night dive & they had one little torch between them & asked if... they could tag along with us...I said it wouldn't be safe BUT..they tried...so my sis & I swam for a big rock we'd seen earlier & hid behind it with our torches off giggling.....we saw the couple's little light go by in the other direction & then continued our dive - blissfully unaware that the captain..a LUNATIC had seen our torches go off & leapt in the water searching for us...we got told off by him & forced to drink rum all night then he kidnapped us & wouldn't let us go ashore for our flight!!!!! - He HATED the couple, too & saw the funny side afterward.... Scuba Diver Girl Karma from San Diego, Ca: I have so many funny ones diving with my friends the scuba diver girls but the most recent was when Margo, Occhi and myself were doing a safety stop on the line at the Yukon and we were so cold we had a full on discussion via hand signals who would get the hot shower on the boat first. We settled it ... by a good old fashioned game of rock paper scissors but my fingers must have been colder than hers because she won best 2 out of three hee hee. Also I told her I wanted a cheeseburger underwater and she totally new what I was saying!!! We now have a sign for that but it was too funny she knew exactly what I meant with my silly cheeseburger hand signals:) Watch this video for our SDG cheeseburger signal! Scuba Diver Girls Fan Mikey in San Diego, Ca: One time while diving the Yukon, I accidentally left my Blackberry in the breast pocket of my liner, so at around 100 ft., I started hearing this strange woman's voice telling me to 'Say a command! Say a command!' It was the voice recognition program talking to me. At the time, I just thought I was really narced! Scuba Diver Girl Kristen from Stanford, CA: Once (carrying my weights, tank, & all SCUBA gear) I crossed over a sand dune. Little did I know, terns were nesting. All these birds start mobbing 
& dive-bombing! Like a dozen of 'em, making a crazy racket, slamming into me! I turn back & just run (with my weights, tank, SCUBA everything). The birds won't stop... chasing me all the way out to main road (Del Monte Road, Monterey)... I ran about 200yds down the sidewalk in a neon green & black wetsuit, hands beyond full, with a flock of birds attacking me. Traffic stopped. Everyone (except me) was laughing. Embarrassing. Exhausting. But, funny too! Lesson learned: do NOT go where birds are nesting! Scuba Diver Girl Lisa: My partner found a pair of sunglasses down there and put 'em on. Fun to watch everybody's reactions.
& dive-bombing! Like a dozen of 'em, making a crazy racket, slamming into me! I turn back & just run (with my weights, tank, SCUBA everything). The birds won't stop... chasing me all the way out to main road (Del Monte Road, Monterey)... I ran about 200yds down the sidewalk in a neon green & black wetsuit, hands beyond full, with a flock of birds attacking me. Traffic stopped. Everyone (except me) was laughing. Embarrassing. Exhausting. But, funny too! Lesson learned: do NOT go where birds are nesting! Scuba Diver Girl Lisa: My partner found a pair of sunglasses down there and put 'em on. Fun to watch everybody's reactions. Did you enjoy the stories? Please feel free to add your silly scuba story to the original post!
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