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AH HA!!!

Soleil = sun


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Puns, anyone?


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[tinkling, airy music icon]

A long time ago, in a land far away, there was a rather poor young couple who had to work very hard to garner what
few belongings they owned. They had a small son, who was rather excitable. Quite often this excitability took the form of him doubling words that he said.

His parents, of necessity, taught him to take good care of all their things, because if something got ruined, they wouldn't be able to replace it for a long time, if ever.
Their most prized possession was the beautifully woven,
colorful carpet covering the floor in the main room.

One day the boy was playing with their dog, Nuku, in the main room. Suddenly, his father, whom he called Humu, was
startled by the boy rushing in and shouting,
"humuhumunukunukuapuaa"!


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Is that a shaggy fish story?


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Suddenly, his father, whom he called Humu, was
startled by the boy


Did it scare the carp out of him?

BTW, I heard about the fallen angel fish who lost her hymenoptera when she was stung by a SeaBee. Shunned by her fellows therafter, she died an old hagfish.


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Oh, yeah, I almost forgot - Carpe Diem has to do with eating fish daily.


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Another oh, yeah - the Irish love fish, else we wouldn't have the legend of Fin McCool. And belMarduk, would you care to tell us about Les Dauphins? How did they become such princely sea critters?


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Crappie, Bluegill and Sunfish...Well I have caught all and eaten all as a child! Crappie is pronounced Croppie in Indiana. Bluegills are of the Sunfish family, probably the crappie, too. But "sunfish" stay small...probably get eaten by other fish. Bluegills swim in a circle as you "haul" them in on an old cane pole...or modern equipment. Fall is the time to Crappie fish. Summer great for the others. Nothing scientific here, just old timer experience! Here in the South all grow larger because of the climate of course. All full of little tiny bones!!!!
Bluegill meat is very sweetlike for a fish. Now you know more than you want to...I am sure!


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>Crappie, Bluegill and Sunfish

known collectively, along with perch, as panfish?


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Pan Fish

A Chesapeake fish called the crappie
Is a tasty and colourful chappie –
Though spotty, this fish
Makes a succulent dish,
But avoid the small bones to stay happy!

I believe his Canadian frère
Is no whit a less wondrous affair:
For a real tale to sing,
Fish a-head of the spring -
He’s less tasty soleil’d in the ear!

In Europe we don’t have the crappie;
And our fish, though pan-friendly, aren’t happy:
The scale of pollution
And nuclear ablution
Means “Every fin’s going down ill!”


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