ILLINOIS BATHING ADVISORY
Families stay out of popular rural lake after discovery of deadly fish 'that eats male genitals'
(Thanks to Yvonne Fortin and Jeff Meyerson)
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July 08, 2012
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Blagojefish?
Posted by: padraig | July 08, 2012 at 10:43 AM
I will never go swimming again. Jeez, look at those teeth!
Posted by: Jeff Meyerson | July 08, 2012 at 10:51 AM
Chicago politics is starting to make a lot more sense now with this news.
Posted by: Clankie | July 08, 2012 at 11:41 AM
Don't despair. This fish contributes to human evolution!
Posted by: Just Some Guy | July 08, 2012 at 01:39 PM
Litchfield is close to Springfield, the state capital. Now the rest of the world knows what some of the elected officials from Chicago do when they aren't in session. Those of us who live downstate have been aware of it for years.
Posted by: wingnut | July 08, 2012 at 01:43 PM
The Pacu vasectomy clinic.
Posted by: EyeGore | July 08, 2012 at 02:30 PM
But they're so cheap and cute when they're small.
Posted by: Ralph | July 08, 2012 at 02:31 PM
'Their main diet is NUTS, leaves, aquatic vegetation, snails.'
*snork*
Posted by: ligirl | July 08, 2012 at 03:03 PM
Also known as the pelosifish...note the resemblance.
Posted by: Stacie | July 08, 2012 at 05:05 PM
Weinerfish?
Posted by: MikeyVA | July 08, 2012 at 07:49 PM
Rosie O'Donnell got a new job?
Posted by: Loudmouth | July 08, 2012 at 10:07 PM
ligirl...Yes! That list is deceptively vegetarian-appearing if you don't know the truth.
Posted by: Betsy | July 08, 2012 at 10:23 PM
Papua New Guinea has a population of 6.3 Million people. Since two men (allegedly) died after being bitten by one of these things, there's 0.000000317460 chance of it happening for any particular individual.
Posted by: Will (the other one) | July 08, 2012 at 10:40 PM
I almost dated her once.
Posted by: Wolfsong | July 08, 2012 at 11:33 PM
"?"
Posted by: Mrs. Wolfsong | July 08, 2012 at 11:34 PM
*sigh*
Posted by: Wolfsong | July 08, 2012 at 11:34 PM
!
Posted by: Wolfsong, Jr. | July 09, 2012 at 01:18 AM
I think the Wolfsongs may need some family counseling after this thread dies down.
Posted by: Omniskeptic | July 09, 2012 at 08:58 AM
In the meantime, Wolf, stay away from the pond
Posted by: Betsy | July 09, 2012 at 09:57 AM
It's so cute that the whole pack is here.
Posted by: Elon | July 09, 2012 at 10:56 AM
Conveniently equidistant between Springfield, IL and St Louis, MO.
Posted by: mazar larry | July 11, 2012 at 01:10 PM