Americans and fish
Jun 28th 2007, 3:45 am
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Americans and fish
How many people have heard the following, or variation of the following, in reference to fish..."Does it taste fishy?"
Does it make you want to go over to the person, slap them in the face and say "IT'S FISH FOR F'CKS SAKE, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WILL TASTE LIKE? BISCUITS?"
Does it make you want to go over to the person, slap them in the face and say "IT'S FISH FOR F'CKS SAKE, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WILL TASTE LIKE? BISCUITS?"
Jun 28th 2007, 3:58 am
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Re: Americans and fish
I've come to except that where we come from fish is in abundance and so much cheeper, where as over here I have to pay twice as much more for a piece of Cod than I do for Steak 
Jun 28th 2007, 4:15 am
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Re: Americans and fish
True. I love salted cod. Seen the price of that? 
Jun 28th 2007, 4:15 am
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Re: Americans and fish
How many people have heard the following, or variation of the following, in reference to fish..."Does it taste fishy?"
Does it make you want to go over to the person, slap them in the face and say "IT'S FISH FOR F'CKS SAKE, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WILL TASTE LIKE? BISCUITS?"
Does it make you want to go over to the person, slap them in the face and say "IT'S FISH FOR F'CKS SAKE, WHAT DO YOU THINK IT WILL TASTE LIKE? BISCUITS?"
Jun 28th 2007, 4:17 am
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Jun 28th 2007, 4:21 am
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Re: Americans and fish
The expression was originally "smells fishy" meaning suspect or suspicious
This idiom alludes to the fact that fresh fish have no odor but stale or rotten ones do.
This idiom alludes to the fact that fresh fish have no odor but stale or rotten ones do.
Jun 28th 2007, 4:25 am
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Re: Americans and fish
I have converted my Yank, he no longer has red meat every other day.
Jun 28th 2007, 4:32 am
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Why were you starving him?
Jun 28th 2007, 4:42 am
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Jun 28th 2007, 4:47 am
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Re: Americans and fish
In Cod we Trust.
Do you ask someone who is trying on a pair of gloves "how do they fit?!?"
Do you ask someone who is trying on a pair of gloves "how do they fit?!?"
Jun 28th 2007, 5:06 am
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Re: Americans and fish
aye, fish in general ain't that cheap...but salmon, scallops, prawns and well up in maine, lobster is a lot cheaper...but sole, cod etc...ouch.
