IT'S AN ENVIRONMENTAL DISASTER AND A GOOD NAME FOR A ROCK BAND!
Keep an eye out for: Leaping Carp.
(Thanks to Claire Martin)
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February 22, 2006
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BUT the real question is, can they repel mosquitos?
Posted by: Mad Soapboxer | February 22, 2006 at 11:35 AM
HA! FIRST!
Just how will they "...spoil drinking water for 40 million people"? Is carp crap toxic? Who drinks straight water anyway?
"I never drink water because of the disgusting things that fish do in it." WC Fields
Posted by: Mad Soapboxer | February 22, 2006 at 11:39 AM
well, get some whitefish and pike, and we can have gefilte fish that jumps into your plate! yum.
Posted by: queensbee | February 22, 2006 at 11:39 AM
One scientist: Why do the jump
Second scientist: Beats the carp out of me.
Posted by: Kat | February 22, 2006 at 11:40 AM
WOW! First AND second!
Third?
Posted by: Mad Soapboxer | February 22, 2006 at 11:40 AM
WOW Leaping Carp escaped lagoons in Arkansas in the 90s and landed in the Great Lakes?!?! THATS one HELL of a leap!!
Posted by: CoastRaven | February 22, 2006 at 11:45 AM
Can't remember if this was blogged here before, but it's one scary carp story/video.
Posted by: Blue Meanie | February 22, 2006 at 11:50 AM
Dang, not third, but two simulposts in a row! This has to be some kind of record. What kind of record, you may ask? A particularly MEANINGLESS record, I may reply.
Tomorrow's news: "A man has been arrested for stealing a large number of leaping carp and stuffing them down his pants. Police chased him for 8 hours as he bounced from pillar to post. He was finally apprehended when he accidentally lept into a large pot of lobster/prawn/squid/weiner gumbo."
Posted by: Mad Soapboxer | February 22, 2006 at 11:56 AM
"Let's do the Time Carp agaaaaain."
Posted by: kibby F5™ | February 22, 2006 at 12:05 PM
Mad: "A man has been arrested for stealing a large number of leaping carp and stuffing them down his pants."
Does this mean that now he is jumping into boats?
Posted by: daisymae | February 22, 2006 at 12:05 PM
I'm wondering why there is an ad for Employee Retention Boot Camp on the same page as the Leaping Carp article.
"You WILL make the milestone by COB Friday or we will fill your sorry little cubicle with Leaping Carp. Do you hear me, Recruit?!"
"Sir, yes, Sir!"
Posted by: MOTW | February 22, 2006 at 12:07 PM
I really like the conversion to metric that they gave:
few miles (kms)
Posted by: goMetric | February 22, 2006 at 12:07 PM
goMet:
If I remember right, the exact conversion is: "a few miles" = "a coupla kilometers".
ps: Catapulting Koi W(also)BAGNFARB.
Posted by: Lairbo | February 22, 2006 at 12:16 PM
The leaping fish are silver carp that jump haphazardly when alarmed by passing boats and have injured boaters, some of whom have taken up garbage can lids as shields.
wimps - hiding behind garbage can lids
what they should do is turn this into a new sport - carp hunting - this would involve cruising the lake, shotguns ready to blast any 100 lb. fish that dares hurl itself into the boat - the rules would require that the fish be blasted while still in the air tho - wouldn't be very sporting to shoot 'em in the bottom of the boat
Posted by: TCK | February 22, 2006 at 12:19 PM
TCK, your new sport is a great idea! The official spokesperson would be Dick Cheney, of course.
Posted by: Mad Soapboxer | February 22, 2006 at 12:21 PM
BATS! We need bats to deal with this menace to boating - and to make it the next Olympic sport.
Posted by: kibby F5™ | February 22, 2006 at 12:22 PM
*snork* at TCK and Mad!
Posted by: southerngirl | February 22, 2006 at 12:25 PM
oh, yeah, and an extra *snork* to Mad for
Who drinks straight water anyway?
HA!
Posted by: southerngirl | February 22, 2006 at 12:26 PM
*snork* @ so.girl for snorking so much & *snork* @ myself, 'cuz no one else does
Posted by: MOTW | February 22, 2006 at 12:30 PM
"& *snork* @ myself, 'cuz no one else does"
*snork* @ MOTW for being a snorkster!
Posted by: daisymae | February 22, 2006 at 12:35 PM
"Who drinks straight water anyway?"
Southerngirl - I only got this when you reposted it. First reading, I thought he meant bottled water .
Posted by: daisymae | February 22, 2006 at 12:37 PM
Wow--the implications of this invasion on future generations really scares the carp out of me!
Posted by: yanya8 | February 22, 2006 at 12:41 PM
Wow, the snork are really running all of a sudden.
Posted by: Blue Meanie | February 22, 2006 at 12:56 PM
*snork*
I am not addicted. I can stop snorking any time I feel like it. I just don't feel like it right now.
Posted by: MOTW | February 22, 2006 at 01:05 PM
I would like to make two (not too) statements:
1) I am very proud to state that the founder of The DaVinci Institute, Tom Frey, is a friend of mine.
2) Tom, please quit scaring most of the rest of my friends.
That is all.
Posted by: WriterDude | February 22, 2006 at 01:23 PM
Wow! A snorking jackpot! ("Snorking Jackpot" WWBAGNFARB) A first and second, back-to-back simulposts and multiple snorks, all in the same thread!! I must be living right! Well maybe not, "right" could be a stretch, even given these particular bonuses, but I've had worse...
Anyway, I think we need to organize an "intervention" for MOTW's addiction... I'm sure Dave will allow us all to use his house for such a good cause. Who's (not whose) in?
Posted by: Mad Soapboxer | February 22, 2006 at 01:29 PM
Ok, Mad,you can count me in. There will be beer, right?
Posted by: southerngirl | February 22, 2006 at 01:49 PM
If one looks closely at a leaping carp’s mouth, one finds a striking resemblance to Barry Manilows lips. And you have to ask why it would ruin the water for 40 million?
Posted by: J M Walker | February 22, 2006 at 01:50 PM
Once again, I plead with all of you - please SNORK responsibly. The active ingredient, snorkotine, is highly addictive and is known to promote head lice.
Posted by: Blue Meanie | February 22, 2006 at 01:56 PM
s'girl, of COURSE there (not they're, not their) will be beer!! That's why we're having it at Dave's house!
Posted by: Mad Soapboxer | February 22, 2006 at 02:09 PM
Hey! *snork* I'm not one of those underaged snorkers. *snork* I have one of the original one-way tickets on the geezer bus. *snork*
Great - now I have the snorkups.
* holds breath and counts to 30 *
Posted by: MOTW | February 22, 2006 at 02:10 PM
*paases out free samples of Snork-Away™, which I have just this moment made up.*
Posted by: Mr. Completely | February 22, 2006 at 02:13 PM
I look in my boat and I notice there's squirming
The silver carp gently leap
The food web's in shreds, the fish docs are affirming
While silver carp gently leap
I don't know how
You got out of Dixie
Those fish are tricksy, I hear
I don't know how
They get so excited
They're not invited near
I look at the lake and I notice it's vacant
Those silver carp gently leap
They spread through your pipes and your toilets adjacent
Still silver carp gently leap!
Posted by: insomniac | February 22, 2006 at 02:16 PM
In an odd twist of fate Fabio was hit in the face with one of these while on a boat trip of the coast of Mackinac Island.
Posted by: Lisa Bisa Fo Fisa | February 22, 2006 at 02:19 PM
As a Pistons fan, I sincerely hope the Miami Heat doesn't find out about this!
("He shoots...he splashes...he scores!")
Next up in the Animalympics...
Posted by: Gonzo_Jones | February 22, 2006 at 02:21 PM
The Snork-O-Derm™ patch is also known to reduce SNORK dependency in a majority of cases, but is of course useless against second-hand SNORK.
And be advised that the marketing arms of Big SNORK are targeting our youth.
Posted by: Blue Meanie | February 22, 2006 at 02:27 PM
MOTW - the only cure is to say "krons" over and over. It works best whilst holding a wombat.
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | February 22, 2006 at 02:27 PM
MOTW - you can always try a home remedy of honey and snorklic. Be sure to drink it backwards.
Posted by: daisymae | February 22, 2006 at 03:06 PM
Oh...and *snork* @ insom
Posted by: daisymae | February 22, 2006 at 03:07 PM
Flying carp? Some things would be funnier if I were slightly dyslexic.
Posted by: Nateislate | February 22, 2006 at 03:09 PM
daisymae - drinking backwards = self-administered enema, which is managed healthcare at its finest.
Posted by: MOTW | February 22, 2006 at 03:56 PM
*Responsible SNORK!* @ MOTW
Posted by: Blue Meanie | February 22, 2006 at 03:59 PM
Lisa BFF - I just got your reference to the roller coaster incident. Since this is a water-related thread, I'll say *Snorkle!*
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | February 22, 2006 at 04:32 PM
"fish killed the tv star"?
Posted by: TAP | February 22, 2006 at 04:58 PM
Annie LOL!!
Posted by: Lisa Bisa Fo Fisa | February 22, 2006 at 08:32 PM
Mr. C ... p'haps I should announce my most recent invention ... Snorko™ ... it relieves the embarrassing occurence of snorking by specific chemical actions that break down the snork-inducing compounds before snorking happens ...
Never worry again about snorking in public, or at solemn gatherings such as church, weddings or funerals ... take Snorko™ today!
BTW, I'll make a sacrifice here, and offer to be the designated snorker for anybuddy/group that would prefer to have some responsible person to handle potentially hazardous tasks such as driving, eating, drinking, dating, making love, raising kids ... what have you ...
I'd be proud to be the Designated Snorker for this blog and its bloglits ... it's the least I can do for people who've done so much for me ...
Posted by: U.O rhymes with Uh-Oh | February 22, 2006 at 09:13 PM
Annie - you mentioned a wombat ( It works best whilst holding a wombat). Is this a subtle hint that your blogger from Cincy is winning through?
Posted by: Stupendous Man | February 22, 2006 at 10:53 PM
zzzzzz...
Posted by: Annie Where-but-here | February 23, 2006 at 04:29 PM
*snorks irresponsibly* *Jack made me do it*
Iowa Carp! Not just for breakfast anymore! *calls Gov. Vilsack with new slogan encouraging people to visit Iowa even though they're not writers and it's not gefilte fish season*
Posted by: Desert Rose and her close friend Jack Daniels | February 26, 2006 at 07:59 PM