Humu­humu­nuku­nuku­āpuaʻa, the Hawaiian reef trigger fish, has only the second longest name for a Hawaiian fish. It means "triggerfish with a snout like a pig", which is pretty cool I guess.

Humu­humu­nuku­nuku­āpuaʻa, the Hawaiian reef trigger fish, has only the second longest name for a Hawaiian fish. It means "triggerfish with a snout like a pig", which is pretty cool I guess.

 

Ice fishing for bass (or any tasty fish for that matter) is something I would like to do with my boys someday. Anyone ever tried it?

Just smelt fishing from the seawall at Burnham Harbor in the Winter back when I lived in Chicago. Good times, good eats, and considerable drunkenness as I recall.

Krill was the lifeblood of Moby Dick. Captain Ahab, not so much. (P.S. have heard great stories from older family members about smelting in Chicago in years past; Manny's still serves a big pile of it fried up on Fridays).

Lifeblood not so much for an Odontocete such as Physeter macrocephalus. Sperm whales are more into biger prey like Architeuthis (giant squids), and they leave the krill to the Mysticetes, aka the baleen whales. I can add first-hand accounts to the unreal communal experience that was winter smeltfishing in Chicago. Some nights it was eclectic enough to be our own little Burning Man festival.

My kingdom for a dictionary!

Nemo was a clownfish and the captain of the Nautilus.

Oh you haven't lived unless your kid has force you to watch Finding Nemo, like, 25 times.

Piranas can be deadly in their natural habitats, like the metrodome.

Quisquilius hipoliti is the rusty goby, found on reef and rock bottoms in south Florida and the Bahamas. It is not even remotely dangerous.

Really, I'm serious. The subject must be changed.

Really, I'm serious. The subject must be changed.

 

Semelparity is a "spawn and die" strategy common to several salmonid fishes as well and certain eels in the family Anguilidae.

 

Sox out west makes late nights for me staying awake for the games.

Semelparity is a "spawn and die" strategy common to several salmonid fishes as well and certain eels in the family Anguilidae.

 

Sox out west makes late nights for me staying awake for the games.

The good thing is football is here so we can stop suffering from watching the Sox.

The good thing is football is here so we can stop suffering from watching the Sox.

 

Unless you don't give a rats arse about football.

Unicorn fish roam in groups feeding on algae. The horn-like appendage between their eyes begins growing when a young fish reaches about 13 cm (5 in) in length, and tends to be a little bigger on males. They are generally not aggressive to each other, but when they do fight they use sharp scalpels by their tails, not their horns, as weapons.

Very excited to see these fishy facts about an interesting Acanthurid, even if you muffed the alphabet.

What the f*** did I just step into?

eXcrement, and does its stink!

eXcrement, and does its stink!

You're creative. I saw what you did there.

You're creative. I saw what you did there.

 

Zeta Beta Tau had a formal dinner dance with Alpha Epsilon Phi. I believe gefilte fish was the main course.

Zeta Beta Tau had a formal dinner dance with Alpha Epsilon Phi.

 

Azzholes, all of them.

 

Azzholes, all of them.

 

Boggled at what your reasoning could be to hate on these two social clubs.

Chicago, still my kind of town . . .

Detroit needs to keep losing.

Even if they do, we won't make it up.