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Thursday, October 13, 2005
Sounds Fishy to Me!
Dear Tim,
The other night I was in bed with some guy and he mentioned the coelacanth. What the hell is that, and how soon should I dump him!
Dear Confused,
Ah yes, the coelacanth. Once popularized by a VW commercial in the 90's, the coelocanth is a prehistoric fish that lived during the Cretaceous period (that's over 400-350 million years ago, to you and me). It was thought to be long extinct until 1938 when scientist Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer found one in South Africa off the coast of Madagascar. Many specimens have been found since.
The word is also used to describe something that was long thought gone, but shows up all of a sudden to your complete surprise. Which is how it was used in the commercial, an auto-mechanic compares the full size spare tire to the fish.
As for dumping this fellow collector of weird knowledge, well that all depends on the context he used it in.
If before putting on a condom, he muttered under his breath, "this condom is just like the coelacanth" then you should get rid of him right away, as he probably just found that in the back of his wallet, and had forgotten about it. And when a guy forgets about a condom, you know its been around a long time!
But if you said something like, "Wow! I thought sex that great was extinct!" and he replied, "Just like the coelacanth!" Then you might want to keep him around for awhile, because love is easy, but great sex is harder to come by than... ...well, harder to come by than a coelocanth.
The other night I was in bed with some guy and he mentioned the coelacanth. What the hell is that, and how soon should I dump him!
-Confused after Coitus
Dear Confused,
Ah yes, the coelacanth. Once popularized by a VW commercial in the 90's, the coelocanth is a prehistoric fish that lived during the Cretaceous period (that's over 400-350 million years ago, to you and me). It was thought to be long extinct until 1938 when scientist Marjorie Courtenay-Latimer found one in South Africa off the coast of Madagascar. Many specimens have been found since.
The word is also used to describe something that was long thought gone, but shows up all of a sudden to your complete surprise. Which is how it was used in the commercial, an auto-mechanic compares the full size spare tire to the fish.
As for dumping this fellow collector of weird knowledge, well that all depends on the context he used it in.
If before putting on a condom, he muttered under his breath, "this condom is just like the coelacanth" then you should get rid of him right away, as he probably just found that in the back of his wallet, and had forgotten about it. And when a guy forgets about a condom, you know its been around a long time!
But if you said something like, "Wow! I thought sex that great was extinct!" and he replied, "Just like the coelacanth!" Then you might want to keep him around for awhile, because love is easy, but great sex is harder to come by than... ...well, harder to come by than a coelocanth.
Coelacanth!
***Did you know*** Coelacanths are mucilaginous, which means their scales release mucus and their bodies continually exude oil. The oil acts as a laxative and makes the fish almost completely unedible. Plus, mucilaginous is just fun to say. Go ahead and try it! Say mucilaginous outloud and try and tell me you are not having a good time!
:: posted by timothy, 9:49 AM
1 Comments:
who talks about fish after having sex?
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