Does Anyone Really Care About A Stupid Fish?

Discussion in 'UK Motorcycles' started by Durrell, Jan 21, 2006.

  1. Durrell

    Durrell Guest

    Does Anyone Really Care About A Stupid Fish?
    Other than idiotic TV news.







    Fish:
    Any animal that lives in water and can swim!
     
    Durrell, Jan 21, 2006
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  2. I thought a whale was a mammal not a fish but hey I'm probably wrong.

    I think the news is overdoing it but nonetheless it is a very rare event
    and I can understand the fascination especially for children. I hope the
    whale survives and can get back to open sea.

    All it has done is make a mistake in its navigation - not unlike a fair
    slice of ukrm seems to do whenever it decides to go anywhere! Perhaps
    it needs a GPS system fitting to its nose or for the map fans perhaps a
    quick trip to Stanfords in Long Acre?
     
    Paul Corfield, Jan 21, 2006
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  3. Durrell wrote
    Me. I care deeply about stupid fish. It is stupid fish what swims into
    nets and ends up as fish fingers and I like fish fingers so stupid fish
    are important to me and I care about them. They seem to be a
    diminishing resource though which I think we should worry about. Think
    about it, if all that is left are the intelligent fish they might evolve
    and take over the world and we could end up as people fingers what they
    eat with chips and peas on a Friday. So there you have it at the moment
    I care but I am on the cusp of becoming worried and so should you be.


    Is there any other sort?

    I don't think the definition extends as far as "any" but you are welcome
    to your personal misconceptions. Others may feel differently.
     
    steve auvache, Jan 21, 2006
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    wessie Guest

    Paul Corfield emerged from their own little world to say

    It sounds like it has GPS fitted and is using the "shortest route" option
    to get from the Thames Estuary to the North Atlantic, via the Cotswolds and
    Wales!
     
    wessie, Jan 21, 2006
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    Buzby Guest

    Kennet and Avon canal?
     
    Buzby, Jan 21, 2006
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    Dave Guest

    Like an Otter, Hippopotamus, Platypus(!) Beaver, Seal (cont. P. 679)
     
    Dave, Jan 21, 2006
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    SD Guest

    A beaver is a fish, according to the RC church, cos you can eat it on
    Friday.

    It was on QI, so it must be true.

    See also; Capybara

    Venezuelan farmers who once considered the animal a pest now make a
    valuable addition to their incomes by selling capybara meat
    (approximately 400 metric tons annually). The rodents are rounded up
    in February so that they can be slaughtered and sold just before the
    onset of Lent, when the meat is in high demand. This popular custom is
    attributed to a curious theological decision by the Roman Catholic
    Church that classifies the capybara as fish for Lenten purposes.

    When European missionaries first encountered capybaras in South
    America during the 16th century, they wrote to Rome for guidance,
    saying, "there is an animal here that is scaly but also hairy, and
    spends time in the water but occasionally comes on land; can we
    classify it as a fish?" This was understood by Rome as a request to be
    allowed to eat the capybara during Lent rather than a question about
    taxonomy. This request came because the Catholic faith at that time
    prohibited the eating of "meat" during Lent, the period of abstinence
    lasting 40 days before Easter. Generally speaking, "meat," in Catholic
    religious thought, referred to warm-blooded animals. Fish, shrimp, and
    a few other cold-blooded animals were classed as non-meat. As they had
    only a second-hand description of the animal, and wanted to keep the
    petitioners from turning away from Catholicism, the Church agreed to
    the Venezuelans' request. They declared the capybara to have the same
    non-meat status as a fish — a decision which was never reversed. To
    this day the capybara is still the only warm-blooded animal that the
    Catholic church allows its members to eat during Lent.[1](Similar
    stories concerning beaver, muskrat[2], etc. are in circulation but
    lack the same verification)

    from ...
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capybara
     
    SD, Jan 21, 2006
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  8. Classic Auvache with a touch of added Ginge-esk surrealism.
     
    Paul Corfield, Jan 21, 2006
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    Tim Guest

    This is all very well but where is the bowl of petunias?
     
    Tim, Jan 21, 2006
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    muddy Guest

    Sitting on the table in my front room.
     
    muddy, Jan 21, 2006
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    Molly Guest

    Yes, me.
     
    Molly, Jan 21, 2006
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    DaveC Guest

    I do.

    Well I guess I needed a thread to post in after a long absence.

    <looks around and doesn't recognise too many names>

    Dave Champney Doctored Bot (Not oily - thanks LC)
    ZX9-R E1 BOTAFOT#8 BOD#6
    I prefer howegrove to spam
     
    DaveC, Jan 22, 2006
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    Dave Guest

    Me too - Pity the poor bugger was too weak to be saved. Nice work by the
    vets that tried to save it, but it was a foregone conclusion, I'm afraid.
     
    Dave, Jan 22, 2006
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  14. A whale is not a fish. It is an insect.
     
    The Older Gentleman, Jan 22, 2006
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    gomez Guest

    I assume what we normally see is the larval stage. I would not want
    to be around when it becomes an adult.
     
    gomez, Jan 22, 2006
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  16. Goodness a blast from the past! Hello - how are you doing?
     
    Paul Corfield, Jan 22, 2006
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    Guig Guest

    Troll:
    See "Durrell"
     
    Guig, Jan 22, 2006
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    sir tony Guest

    It is not a fish, they swim for 1000's miles. They a very intelligent
    animals<more brains the some of thos stupid attention seeking
    fuckheads(& lushheads) on the road, because they don't keep bumping in
    to other whales>.
     
    sir tony, Jan 22, 2006
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    gomez Guest

    Except this one looked as if it was trying to bump into Wales ... and
    missed.
     
    gomez, Jan 22, 2006
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    Ben Blaney Guest

    An Arab can live for entire year on a single grain of rice.
     
    Ben Blaney, Jan 22, 2006
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