Never trust a fish with teeth
No, it’s not another MidJourney fever dream. We went to our favorite fish counter again today. Maybe Uncle B remembers what this fish is; I don’t.
They also had a five foot whole smoked eel, which looked like a giant black, glistening turd.
I want to know why it costs £10 to buy two dinner sized portions of fresh plaice off the boat, but we can get two breaded cod filets from the supermarket for £6. What are they selling the supermarkets, ancient fish?
Old time readers will remember this sixteen year old post about a plaster cast of a plaice I bought in a junk shop. Supernaturally attentive old time readers will remember what’s special about that post.
Posted: July 16th, 2025 under personal.
Comments: 12
Comments
Comment from Uncle Badger
Time: July 16, 2025, 6:32 pm
It’s a hake. A little one. They had a huge great one there as well. It had even bigger teeth.
Comment from ExpressoBold Pureblood
Time: July 16, 2025, 7:31 pm
Flounder !!!!!!!!
As in Animal House…
Comment from Jeff Weimer
Time: July 16, 2025, 8:41 pm
I have no idea other than you met Badger as a result of that post.
Comment from uNCLE aL
Time: July 16, 2025, 8:58 pm
I admit I wasn’t 100% sure until I read the comments and only then found that my aging memory isn’t yet total crap.
The plaster plaice pictured was yclept Pam. Polychrome Pam.
P.S. The concept of keeping the plaster rattlesnake under the sofa is remarkably endearing.
Comment from ExpressoBold Pureblood
Time: July 16, 2025, 10:15 pm
@uNCLE aL: Good job avoiding the AI implied confusion, sir!
Yes, I did assume your sex and gender!
Comment from Durnedyankee
Time: July 17, 2025, 12:53 am
And the mackereel and the pickereel and the really truly twirly whirly eel. All the fishes in all the sea he ate, with his mouth, so….
So that’s a plaice. Well, not THAT fish, it has teeth.
So, do they sell Tilapia in old blighty?
And did ya know hake and cod are related?
But not related to pike, who also have….fins.
Comment from Pupster
Time: July 17, 2025, 1:16 am
Is it because the picture was published in color? I’m an old time reader but I didn’t remember, I read it in the comments. Also that link about cement art was amazing.
Comment from durnedyankee
Time: July 17, 2025, 12:49 pm
Is there not a current Deadpool?
the last one I can see is dated in June, won by Lavender Girl.
Comment from thefritz
Time: July 17, 2025, 1:08 pm
MrsMGunz just won with Connie Francis…
Swease hasn’t migrated the latest DP to the sidebar,
Comment from ExpressoBold Pureblood
Time: July 17, 2025, 3:05 pm
R.I.P. Connie Francis…
Connie Francis (born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero; December 12, 1937 – July 16, 2025)
Comment from MrsMGunz
Time: July 17, 2025, 3:17 pm
!!!! What an awesome responsibility to win the dead pool. All these years I have been picking people who I believe have been saved by the fact that I picked them. Now I pick someone I actually like and look what happens…
Comment from S. Weasel
Time: July 17, 2025, 5:45 pm
Oof! Sorry I messed up the Dead Pool again, but I suppose it doesn’t matter if there’s a new one tomorrow.
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