Fucking JS Closure

gistfile1.txt

function makeTargetAssigner(sharks, targets) {
  return function(shark) {
  	for (var i = 0; i < sharks.length; i++) {
    	if (shark == sharks[i]) {
        alert("What up, " + shark + "!" + "\n" + "There've been " + targets[i] + " sightings in our 'hood!" + "\n" + "Time for a swim-by lasering, homie!");
      }
    }
  };
}

/* Pass in this array first */
var listOfSharks = ["Sea Pain", "Great Wheezy", "DJ Chewie", "Lil' Bitey", "Finmaster Flex", "Swim Khalifa", "Ice Teeth", "The Notorious J.A.W."]

/* Pass in is array second */
var listOfTargets = ["icicle bat", "snow yeti",
                     "killer penguin", "frost tiger",
                     "polar bear", "iceberg",
                     "blue witch", "wooly mammoth"];
                     
/* Run this code */
var getTargetFor = makeTargetAssigner(  listOfSharks,
                                        listOfTargets );
                                        
/* Then this code */
getTartgetFor("Ice Teeth"); // can be replaced with any sharks name