In response to last week’s question, "When something seems questionable, why do we identify it with fish?", my writing and sailing friend Rich concluded, "Smell. The question is why go to a seafood restaurant, order fish and then complain that it tastes too fishy?"
To the original question, my linguistics friend Eileen challenged, "How else are we going to know that the Gulf is clean?"
My cycling friend Ted concluded, "It all goes back to the questionable reputation of fisherman. Give a man a boat, and just watch how he behaves!! You'll see what I mean when you go sailing with Hal!"
My very worldly friend David "spends a lot of time around fish these days. Fresh/good fish smells that way, while fish that is even the slightest bit old or off simply stinks. There's no hiding the smell of bad fish. Of course, bad meat is no treat either, but it seems to take longer before real putrid-ness sets in. Speaking of something being fishy, see the attached photo I took last weekend. There's definitely something "fishy" about this scene: Seagulls aren't birds of prey. Even a big one like this wouldn't normally catch a live 16" bass. Most likely that fish, which is under the minimum legal size to keep, was caught and killed by someone, who threw it overboard in a panic when approached by a police boat - they were ding-heavy enforcement this weekend. Fishy indeed."
My friend Royce supported this while "blaming it on Shakespeare and Hamlet, who said 'Me thinks there is something that smells like 3 day-old fish in Denmark', or something to that effect."
My organizational behavior friend Marya reflected, "Questionable? Questionable smell = fish. Questionable moves = man who doesn't know how to date, like saying "I've gotta thirst, baby, and you smell like my Gatorade."
And realizing that a fish reference wasn't complete without A Fish Called Wanda, my friend Swany passed along this clip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCwLirQS2-o.
Please share your thoughts about "things that make you go 'Hmmm' ”:
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Live well...laugh often and heartily…. have a good week and never regret anything that made you smile!
Hal
L'shona Tova to my Jewish family and friends. May this be a year of health, happiness and stability.
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