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August 23, 2007
For Our Next Entry in the 'That Blows' Category
...I give you 'fish' vice the usual dwarf or Congressman.
Puffer fish sold as salmon kills 15, sickens 115
Chinese cans of the spiny little devils coming soon to a shelf near you! Just look for the leaping sock-eye and the word 'salmon' on the label.
Trei Tai Pei examines a freshly caught chub salmon netted by local, unemployed Cantonese toy industry workers. "We have turned to the sea for it's bounty in the difficult times caused by American Imperialist lies," local toy union boss Wan Hung Lo said Thursday. ©TPI
Posted by tree hugging sister at August 23, 2007 03:39 PM
Comments
I bet those puffer fish were fed American soybeans.
Posted by: The_Real_JeffS at August 23, 2007 04:56 PM
It's like a bad Folgers decaf commercial--"We've secretly replaced the usual fish with a poisonous substitute; let's see if anyone notices the difference."
Posted by: Kate P at August 23, 2007 10:25 PM
Hahahahaha! Perfect, Kate!
Posted by: Mr. Bingley at August 24, 2007 06:53 AM
The sad thing is that I believed this for a moment. Well, at least up until the quotation from the union boss...
Posted by: ricki at August 24, 2007 07:02 AM
Hmmm.
You know. If I were a Chinese guy I'd use the name "Wan Hung Lo" any time I talked to westerners just for the hell of it.
Posted by: memomachine at August 24, 2007 10:55 AM
Mmmmm.... it's inflated - with flavor!
Posted by: nightfly at August 24, 2007 11:26 AM