Feb 11, 2009: Stuffed Skate

xoxoxoBruce · 02-11-2009, 01:03 AM

Skates, a fish in the Ray family, are bottom dwellers, which is much deeper than Cellar dwellers.
They may be deeper in other ways too, but I digress.

They're carnivorous, feeding mostly on smaller fish and crustaceans that also make it to the bottom of the ocean.
What else makes it to the bottom? Trash.

This fisherman hauls up a Skate that looks a little lumpy, so he opens it up...

And what to his wondrous eyes does appear...
A digital camera
A book of some sort
A large bottle
A pack of smokes (I think)
A piece that looks like a foil packet for a condom...
or Alka Seltzer, which would make sense considering the rest.

Do they use Skate for sushi?

This picture came from a site called WarNet.ws which would indicate Samoa, but it's all in Russian. It's also NSFW around the edges.

Aliantha · 02-11-2009, 01:07 AM

Hey...that must be the one that cleaned up after our boat capsized!

xoxoxoBruce · 02-11-2009, 01:18 AM

OK, so tell us, alka seltzer or condom?

Aliantha · 02-11-2009, 01:20 AM

Well it's hard to know since it happened on a camping trip.

There's usually call for both.

Leokins · 02-11-2009, 01:24 AM

wonder if the camera still works... maybe theres an sd card with pictures

Brianna · 02-11-2009, 02:39 AM

Um...I'm gonna spew. One more reason to hate the creatures of the sea.* YICK.

*except the dolphin!

ZenGum · 02-11-2009, 06:11 AM

So, it ate a teenager who was out for a party...

SPUCK · 02-11-2009, 06:28 AM

No, A japanese tourist!

ZenGum · 02-11-2009, 06:47 AM

I'd expect more Hello Kitty merchandise. And more than one camera.

(also, the book looks more Chinese than Japanese to me, FWIW).

BobT · 02-11-2009, 07:27 AM

and that pack of smokes.....still PERFECT....not crushed at all!...from the ocean bottom?....and seems to be located somewhere inside the fish between the outside of its stomach and inside the wall of its body....hmmmmm

Sheldonrs · 02-11-2009, 08:33 AM

"A digital camera
A book of some sort
A large bottle
A pack of smokes (I think)
A piece that looks like a foil packet for a condom...
or Alka Seltzer, which would make sense considering the rest."

If it weren't for the pictures, I'd say we were looking at date night for Bruce, minus the rubber glove :-)

Shawnee123 · 02-11-2009, 10:08 AM

Ahhh, our beautiful oceans: Trash Cans for the Masses.

HungLikeJesus · 02-11-2009, 10:26 AM

How do you know it wasn't a land skate?

Shawnee123 · 02-11-2009, 10:33 AM

Good point, but I didn't see any candy wrappers.

WillieO · 02-11-2009, 10:46 AM

It's not a land skate! There's no wheels and no skate key on a shoestring around it's neck.

02-11-2009, 01:03 AM	#1
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 34,002	Feb 11, 2009: Stuffed Skate Skates, a fish in the Ray family, are bottom dwellers, which is much deeper than Cellar dwellers. They may be deeper in other ways too, but I digress. They're carnivorous, feeding mostly on smaller fish and crustaceans that also make it to the bottom of the ocean. What else makes it to the bottom? Trash. This fisherman hauls up a Skate that looks a little lumpy, so he opens it up... And what to his wondrous eyes does appear... A digital camera A book of some sort A large bottle A pack of smokes (I think) A piece that looks like a foil packet for a condom... or Alka Seltzer, which would make sense considering the rest. Do they use Skate for sushi? This picture came from a site called WarNet.ws which would indicate Samoa, but it's all in Russian. It's also NSFW around the edges. __________________ You can't steer threads, you can only watch them drift.

02-11-2009, 01:07 AM	#2
Aliantha isn't paying attention Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 11,276	Hey...that must be the one that cleaned up after our boat capsized! __________________ Friendship is like pissing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you can feel the true warmth.

02-11-2009, 01:18 AM	#3
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 34,002	OK, so tell us, alka seltzer or condom? __________________ You can't steer threads, you can only watch them drift.

02-11-2009, 01:20 AM	#4
Aliantha isn't paying attention Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 11,276	Well it's hard to know since it happened on a camping trip. There's usually call for both. __________________ Friendship is like pissing your pants, everyone can see it, but only you can feel the true warmth.

02-11-2009, 02:39 AM	#6
Brianna Out Of My Way! I'm a Keats Scholar! Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 10,645	Um...I'm gonna spew. One more reason to hate the creatures of the sea.* YICK. *except the dolphin! __________________ If we can hit that bullseye then the rest of the dominoes will fall like a house of cards...

02-11-2009, 01:24 AM	#5
Leokins Civil Civilian Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 34	wonder if the camera still works... maybe theres an sd card with pictures

02-11-2009, 06:11 AM	#7
ZenGum Is a dinosaur from space Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 5,920	So, it ate a teenager who was out for a party... __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

02-11-2009, 06:28 AM	#8
SPUCK Lecturer Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 831	No, A japanese tourist!

02-11-2009, 06:47 AM	#9
ZenGum Is a dinosaur from space Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 5,920	I'd expect more Hello Kitty merchandise. And more than one camera. (also, the book looks more Chinese than Japanese to me, FWIW). __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

02-11-2009, 07:27 AM	#10
BobT we are fuel Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: cape coral, florida Posts: 69	and that pack of smokes.....still PERFECT....not crushed at all!...from the ocean bottom?....and seems to be located somewhere inside the fish between the outside of its stomach and inside the wall of its body....hmmmmm

02-11-2009, 08:33 AM	#11
Sheldonrs Junior Master Dwellar Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 2,632	"A digital camera A book of some sort A large bottle A pack of smokes (I think) A piece that looks like a foil packet for a condom... or Alka Seltzer, which would make sense considering the rest." If it weren't for the pictures, I'd say we were looking at date night for Bruce, minus the rubber glove :-) __________________ Laugh and the world laughs with you; cry and the world laughs AT you.

02-11-2009, 10:08 AM	#12
Shawnee123 It's funny 'cause it's true! Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 16,578	Ahhh, our beautiful oceans: Trash Cans for the Masses. __________________ A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity. Baltasar Gracian A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood. William Shenstone If you're ugly, stupid, dishonest, and lack social skills, the least you could do is pretend to be nice so as not to completely make others ill. Priscilla Radling

02-11-2009, 10:26 AM	#13
HungLikeJesus What makes you think I'm done playing with it? Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 3,959	How do you know it wasn't a land skate? __________________ I sigh the lack of many a thing I sought, And with old woes new wail my dear time's waste SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

02-11-2009, 10:33 AM	#14
Shawnee123 It's funny 'cause it's true! Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 16,578	Good point, but I didn't see any candy wrappers. __________________ A single lie destroys a whole reputation of integrity. Baltasar Gracian A liar begins with making falsehood appear like truth, and ends with making truth itself appear like falsehood. William Shenstone If you're ugly, stupid, dishonest, and lack social skills, the least you could do is pretend to be nice so as not to completely make others ill. Priscilla Radling

02-11-2009, 10:46 AM	#15
WillieO perfesionul spel cheker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Fresno, CA Posts: 64	It's not a land skate! There's no wheels and no skate key on a shoestring around it's neck.

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