RR: Strangest Things Seen

N Simpson said:

I escaped lunch with the in-laws and went for a short ride
this afternoon on some local trails.

Breezing through (wheezing too) the trails I came across a
pale object in the middle of the trail that was not a
rock, root, or other easily identifiable object.

Curious, I stopped and went back to look.

It was a catfish head, about 7 inches across. Mostly eaten
away, but enough left to make a 33 year old man jump back.
This was on a trail that is miles away from the nearest
pond/lake/body of water.

Those things are ugly enough whole, but headless, they are
an abomination of nature.

Simpson

bad dreams tonight, sleeps with the fishes

I'm guessing a sign from the in-laws, or worse your wife for
abandoning her with her parents. Tread carefully my friend.

Tom

N Simpson said:

I escaped lunch with the in-laws and went for a short ride
this afternoon on some local trails.

Breezing through (wheezing too) the trails I came across a
pale object in the middle of the trail that was not a
rock, root, or other easily identifiable object.

Curious, I stopped and went back to look.

It was a catfish head, about 7 inches across. Mostly eaten
away, but enough left to make a 33 year old man jump back.
This was on a trail that is miles away from the nearest
pond/lake/body of water.

Those things are ugly enough whole, but headless, they are
an abomination of nature.

Simpson

bad dreams tonight, sleeps with the fishes

"Fish heads, fish heads, roly-poly fish heads! Fish heads,
fish heads, eat'em up, yum!"

Sorry, couldn't help meself.

Catfish really, truly are horrible, disgusting
creatures. Nasty scavengers... Water possums as far
as I'm concerned. Blech. My parents had a couple of
3 foot long channel cats in their little (30 feet
long, 15 feet wide, 5 feet deep) pond. In the summer
when the water would get too warm we'd always know
because those damned things would stick their heads
out of the water and let the cold (presumably better
oxygenated) spring water from the little waterfall
run into their mouths. Freaked me out every time I
saw it. I hated those damned fish. I'm not
especially squeamish, but I got finned by a catfish
when I was about 5 years old and I still remember
how bad it hurt. Instant infection from the
bacterial slime that does them in lieu of scales.
Since then, if I catch a catfish somebody else has
to get it off the hook for me, and if there's no
help to be had, I cut the line. I've gone scuba
diving with bull sharks and was reasonably
comfortable, but I believe if I encountered a 6 foot
long catfish, I'd probably be capable of walking on
water back to shore.

Kathleen

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I'm guessing a sign from the in-laws, or worse your wife
for abandoning

her

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with her parents. Tread carefully my friend.

Tom

My in-laws are much worse than a catfish dead ;-0. Consider
yourself lucky and see them more often. LOL

Loomer said:

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Quoted message said:

I'm guessing a sign from the in-laws, or worse your wife
for abandoning her with her parents. Tread carefully my
friend.

Tom

My in-laws are much worse than a catfish dead ;-0.
Consider yourself lucky and see them more often. LOL

I was thinking more along the lines of the "Godfather" and
the horse head in the bed. Subtle messages and all that.....

Tom (last name *does* end in vowel)

Kathleen said:

N Simpson said:

I escaped lunch with the in-laws and went for a short
ride this afternoon on some local trails.

Breezing through (wheezing too) the trails I came across
a pale object in the middle of the trail that was not a
rock, root, or other easily identifiable object.

Curious, I stopped and went back to look.

It was a catfish head, about 7 inches across. Mostly
eaten away, but enough left to make a 33 year old man
jump back. This was on a trail that is miles away from
the nearest pond/lake/body of water.

Those things are ugly enough whole, but headless, they
are an abomination of nature.

Simpson

bad dreams tonight, sleeps with the fishes

"Fish heads, fish heads, roly-poly fish heads! Fish heads,
fish heads, eat'em up, yum!"

Sorry, couldn't help meself.

Catfish really, truly are horrible, disgusting creatures.
Nasty scavengers... Water possums as far as I'm concerned.
Blech. My parents had a couple of 3 foot long channel cats
in their little (30 feet long, 15 feet wide, 5 feet deep)
pond. In the summer when the water would get too warm we'd
always know because those damned things would stick their
heads out of the water and let the cold (presumably better
oxygenated) spring water from the little waterfall run
into their mouths. Freaked me out every time I saw it. I
hated those damned fish. I'm not especially squeamish, but
I got finned by a catfish when I was about 5 years old and
I still remember how bad it hurt. Instant infection from
the bacterial slime that does them in lieu of scales.
Since then, if I catch a catfish somebody else has to get
it off the hook for me, and if there's no help to be had,
I cut the line. I've gone scuba diving with bull sharks
and was reasonably comfortable, but I believe if I
encountered a 6 foot long catfish, I'd probably be capable
of walking on water back to shore.

Kathleen

Yeah, but damn good eating!!!

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Zilla said:

Kathleen said:

N Simpson said:

I escaped lunch with the in-laws and went for a short
ride this afternoon on some local trails.

Breezing through (wheezing too) the trails I came across
a pale object in the middle of the trail that was not a
rock, root, or other easily identifiable object.

Curious, I stopped and went back to look.

It was a catfish head, about 7 inches across. Mostly
eaten away, but enough left to make a 33 year old man
jump back. This was on a trail that is miles away from
the nearest pond/lake/body of water.

Those things are ugly enough whole, but headless, they
are an abomination of nature.

Simpson

bad dreams tonight, sleeps with the fishes

"Fish heads, fish heads, roly-poly fish heads! Fish heads,
fish heads, eat'em up, yum!"

Sorry, couldn't help meself.

Catfish really, truly are horrible, disgusting creatures.
Nasty scavengers... Water possums as far as I'm concerned.
Blech. My parents had a couple of 3 foot long channel cats
in their little (30 feet long, 15 feet wide, 5 feet deep)
pond. In the summer when the water would get too warm we'd
always know because those damned things would stick their
heads out of the water and let the cold (presumably better
oxygenated) spring water from the little waterfall run
into their mouths. Freaked me out every time I saw it. I
hated those damned fish. I'm not especially squeamish, but
I got finned by a catfish when I was about 5 years old and
I still remember how bad it hurt. Instant infection from
the bacterial slime that does them in lieu of scales.
Since then, if I catch a catfish somebody else has to get
it off the hook for me, and if there's no help to be had,
I cut the line. I've gone scuba diving with bull sharks
and was reasonably comfortable, but I believe if I
encountered a 6 foot long catfish, I'd probably be capable
of walking on water back to shore.

Kathleen

Yeah, but damn good eating!!!

Gah... Nope. You can have my share. I can't get past the
whole "bottom-feeding scavenger" thing.

Kathleen (And yes, I know that some species are active
predators.)

Where you from boy? Back in Kansas and Mosouri they would go
to the river. Get this, go under water,sticking arm in a
cave and come out with some of the biggest catfish still on
their arm. Thats their arm in the catfish's mouth. Arms all
cut up by the monster catfish. So don't jump out of your
skin over some dead cat. At least it wasn't one of those
walking catfish that walk from pond to pond. Ride on Bro and
watch out from above.

I MTB 2004

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Quoted message said:

I escaped lunch with the in-laws and went for a short ride
this afternoon

on

Quoted message said:

some local trails.

Breezing through (wheezing too) the trails I came across a
pale object in the middle of the trail that was not a
rock, root, or other easily identifiable object.

Curious, I stopped and went back to look.

It was a catfish head, about 7 inches across. Mostly eaten
away, but

enough

Quoted message said:

left to make a 33 year old man jump back. This was on a
trail that is

miles

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away from the nearest pond/lake/body of water.

Those things are ugly enough whole, but headless, they are
an abomination

of

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nature.

Simpson

bad dreams tonight, sleeps with the fishes

Obviously, an unfeeling mountainbiker charged through a
river crossing and got an innocent kitty fish caught in his
running gear. The fish flopped and flopped for miles until
it got worked into the spokes and thereby ended it's misery.

Another example of mountain bike versus nature that came
out poorly for nature............

Where is that human free habitat when you need it?

Marty

p.s. For those who are reality challenged, this is a joke.

Kathleen wrote: <snip>

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Gah... Nope. You can have my share. I can't get past the
whole "bottom-feeding scavenger" thing.

Kathleen (And yes, I know that some species are active
predators.)

Ever eat pork?

Matt (blackend catfish is da bomb!)

Kathleen said:

Zilla said:

Kathleen said:

N Simpson wrote:

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Catfish really, truly are horrible, disgusting
creatures. Nasty scavengers... >>> Kathleen

Yeah, but damn good eating!!!

Gah... Nope. You can have my share. I can't get past the
whole "bottom-feeding scavenger" thing.

Kathleen (And yes, I know that some species are active
predators.)

I grew up in a poor-to-lower-class family in the Philippines
- we ate EVERTHING! 🙂

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MattB said:

Kathleen wrote: <snip>

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Gah... Nope. You can have my share. I can't get past the
whole "bottom-feeding scavenger" thing.

Kathleen (And yes, I know that some species are active
predators.)

Ever eat pork?

Matt (blackend catfish is da bomb!)

or liver <shudders>. I like liver but as soon as I think
about it's function in body it becomes less yummy.

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Since then, if I catch a catfish somebody else has to get
it off the hook for me, and if there's no help to be had,
I cut the line. I've gone scuba diving with bull sharks
and was reasonably comfortable, but I believe if I
encountered a 6 foot long catfish, I'd probably be capable
of walking on water back to shore.

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Where you from boy? Back in Kansas and Mosouri they would
go to the river. Get this, go under water,sticking arm in
a cave and come out with some of the biggest catfish still
on their arm. Thats their arm in the catfish's mouth. Arms
all cut up by the monster catfish.

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Kathleen <[email hidden]> wrote:

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Yeah, but damn good eating!!!

I was just about to say that!

N Simpson said:

Those things are ugly enough whole, but headless, they are
an abomination of nature.

But good eatin'

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"N Simpson" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

I escaped lunch with the in-laws and went for a short ride
this afternoon

on

Quoted message said:

some local trails.

Breezing through (wheezing too) the trails I came across a
pale object in the middle of the trail that was not a
rock, root, or other easily identifiable object.

Curious, I stopped and went back to look.

It was a catfish head, about 7 inches across. Mostly eaten
away, but

enough

Quoted message said:

left to make a 33 year old man jump back. This was on a
trail that is

miles

Quoted message said:

away from the nearest pond/lake/body of water.

Those things are ugly enough whole, but headless, they are
an abomination

of

Quoted message said:

nature.

Simpson

bad dreams tonight, sleeps with the fishes

Hmm, prolly the strangest thing while MTB'ing, was a roadie,
up on a moor top (Winter Hill), on muddy singletrack running
along the side of a steep hill, while riding with Spademan
and mates.

Shaun aRe

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Hmm, prolly the strangest thing while MTB'ing, was a
roadie, up on a moor top (Winter Hill), on muddy
singletrack running along the side of a steep hill, while
riding with Spademan and mates.

Shaun aRe

I see them all the time around here. Smooth legged wierdos.

Andy Chequer, how's the gammy leg

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Hmm, prolly the strangest thing while MTB'ing, was a
roadie, up on a moor top (Winter Hill), on muddy
singletrack running along the side of a steep hill,
while riding with Spademan and mates.

Shaun aRe

I see them all the time around here. Smooth legged
wierdos.

Andy Chequer, how's the gammy leg

When you see that, you're supposed to go up to them and say,
"You are Jobst Brandt and I claim my five pounds!"

They'll love it,
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Hmm, prolly the strangest thing while MTB'ing, was a
roadie, up on a

moor

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top (Winter Hill), on muddy singletrack running along
the side of a

steep

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hill, while riding with Spademan and mates.

Shaun aRe

I see them all the time around here. Smooth legged
wierdos.

Yeah, but this was a roadie, on a very roadie road bike, on
wet peat s/t, on the side of a steep hill, where the going
was tough enough for us, looking for all thhe world like he
belonged there, and we didn't.

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Andy Chequer, how's the gammy leg

What gammy leg mate?!?!? ',;~}~

Shaun aRe long since healed!