SIXTH-GRADER-SIZED CATFISH GOES TO THAT BIG MUCKY HOLE IN THE SKY

Too much stress. It's a sad story, really; the thing was probably this close to getting its own reality-TV show, partying with Paris Hilton, etc.

(Thanks to many people)

Comments

[Marvin]

Maybe it would have lived longer if the guy hadn't carried it all the way there in his arms...

[Marvin]

"When you have a fish this old, this heavy, that has lived in zero gravity its whole life..."

Hey, I thought the guy caught the fish in the Mississippi, not outer space...?

[Schadeboy]

Kind of reminds me of the final Seinfeld episodes, in a way. So close to getting his own show, yet something stupid happens on the way there, and it never happens.

[Sabu The Coconut Boy]

"When you have a fish this old, this heavy, that has lived in zero gravity its whole life, it just won't tolerate a lot of handling."

The exact same reason my wife won't give me sex.

Sabu

[Schadeboy]

Marvin - my thoughts exactly. When you're in the water, you're still affected by gravity.

[Christobol]

I bet it's the etc. he ends up missing the most.

[insomniac]

... he's sucking up scum with Bubba the Lobster now...

[«LabSpecimen»]

No sh*t? Died, huh? I mean, it would have been insane to actually release the fish instead of taking him on a world tour, right? Who could have seen this coming?

Idiot.

[Aunt Nancy]

I guess the only thing left to say is, pass the tartar sauce. With boiled baby possum on the side.

[queensbee]

soon to be a movie of the week. available really soon on DVD, with clever outtakes.

[D'Artagnan]

This sounds fishy to me.

[Mrs. Fishair]

Excerpts from Katie Couric interview:

Katie: So, were you AWARE that your fish hadn't yet finished the sixth grade?

Fisherman-Guy: Neither did I, it's a bond I will always treasure.

[Eleanor]

Its death was a sad footnote to a great story."

And the guy said that with a straight face!!!

RIP, very old catfish......

[Mahatma Kane Jeeves]

First I thought, man, that's too bad. Then I thought, it's just a CATFISH, fer' cryin' out loud . . .

[Nimo]

Fish are friends. Eat chicken and beef.

[Robert]

Ew, gross!!!!!

I went to that site, hosted by msn, and it installed XP service pack 2 on my system.

Service packs and fish smell after three days.

[tsk!]

when some brainer finds an Ol' Fella like
Tiny the catfish or Bubba THE Lobster...why can't they just take a picture and throw
them (gently)back.

[gfunksizzle]

Hmm. Stress? They also might have tried not chilling with it up on the dock for all the pictures and stuff. You know. For the breathing thing. And stuff.

[marlodianne]

Someone needs to stuff fisher-boy in the water...without a tank. Let's see how he handles stress.

In a sidenote, I weighed 60 lbs in sixth grade (I was 5'1"). I weighed 127 lbs--just three more than this fish--when I was in *high school* (and 5'7"). My question is, just how frickin big ARE sixth graders now? What are they eating? Other sixth graders?

[Jaleirbag]

I thank the heavens above that I found Dave Barry's blog.

I can now die happy.