Category: Fish Stuff

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One Way Out, Elmore James (1960) James recorded the song in 1960 but it wasn’t released until 1965, two years after his death; Sonny Boy Williamson II covered it in 1961 (released in 1962);  in 1965 G. L. Crockett reworked it and recorded It’s A Man Down There. There have been many covers since, with The Allman Bros. Band‘s 1971 version being the best known.

The Sightseers.

Have some Chet.

Pop Tarts… and more.

Discover New Mexico.

Kasey Kasem’s Top 10.

17 TIMES! [h/t Pam M.]

I Mess With The Fishies.

Home Depot tips in Portland.

Don’t go here and don’t do that.

Corn snake boobs [via Neatorama].

Skibidi Toilet explained [h/t Gord S.].

Johnny Sang Barbie [via Memo Of The Air].

Gladys Ingle & the 13 Black Cats [via Bunkerville].

Bagel reviews [via Mme. Jujujive. She knows where to find excellent music].

Added to blogroll: Archie Archive’s Norty Blues. Nice eclectic collection from 1920s to the present, with brief commentary.

[Top image: The Ugly Grouper, h/t Gus_802.]

From the Archives: 1 year ago. 5 years ago. 10 years ago. 15 years ago.

The .Gif Friday Post No. 792 – Hosin’ Down the Bebes, Hydrophobic Splat & Beware the Tiddyfish

[Found here, here and here.]

Stuff I Do When I’m Bored

 

The .Gif Friday Post No. 788 – Slidercat, Acidente no Brasil & The Land Nemo

Found here and here. Cat slide h/t Rightymouse.

The motorbike accident happened 06 July 2022 on Camenite de Cachoeiras de Macacu, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – he survived with no serious injuries.. Commenters on this video blame both the woman AND the cyclist; she for opening her car door without looking, and the cyclist for passing on the wrong side of the concrete truck.

Beware the Ascidians

Also known as Skeleton Panda Sea Squirts. More unusual pictures of nature here.

Tasselled Wobbegong

The tasselled wobbegong is a species of carpet shark in the family Orectolobidae and the only member of its genus It inhabits shallow coral reefs off northern Australia, New Guinea and adjacent islands Reaching 1.8 m in length, this species has a broad and flattened body and head.

I want to know what it tastes like. Somewhere somebody knows.

[Found here.]

The .Gif Friday Post No. 745 – A Sea Slug, A Horseshoe Crab & A Cute Little Puffer

[Found here, here and here.]

National Tuna

Copyright 1917.  Come and get me, S. E. Clark.

[Found here.]

Eeewls

[Found here.]

Night Fishing in Hawaii 1948

The colorization of this photo shows you exactly what it was like to go night fishing in Hawaii years before it became an official state of the Union. At the time, Hawaiians used spears to catch fish in the shallow part of the ocean or along the more rocky terrain. The kukui-nut torch that this man is using isn’t just to light up his evening, it draws in fish to the his position.

In order to get a bright enough torch fishermen would wrap the kukui nut in leaves and attach them to a pole and light them on fire. To make them brighter they wrapped more leaves around the nut and then they would add roasted kukui nuts to a hollow sheath of bamboo and light those on fire as well. Even in the middle of the 20th century this was a way to remain close to nature while taking from the sea.

[Image and caption found in this great collection. h/t Eaglesoars.]