Uber pedant?

[beergibbon]

I went to a pub near my work for lunch earlier and a few workmates had fish and chips. The menu describes the dearly departed swimming creature as "A whale of a fish". Does anyone else find their blood boiling at this?

[Biker's Nemesis]

No.

[anonymous-user]

If it is infact the size of a goldfish, yes.

[Greenwich Ross]

Put their windows in. bds.

[reggie82]

Me either.

I don't actually see what's wrong with it? They are just saying the fish is a big as a large mammal. Or were you dissapointed to find out that the fish wasn't actually as big as a whale?

Edited by reggie82 on Monday 2nd August 16:02

[beergibbon]

Dave_ST220 said:

If it is infact the size of a goldfish, yes.

It was big but it was definitely a fish and not a mammal.

[busta]

Yeah but if they'd said a shark of a fish, you'd have expected a shark. What if they had said a beast of a fish? Or a giant of a fish?

[Curry Burns]

beergibbon said:

Dave_ST220 said:

If it is infact the size of a goldfish, yes.

It was big but it was definitely a fish and not a mammal.

Hmm...you know you get a mental picture of someone..

I picture you with slicked hair, milk bottle glasses and braces....oh and adenoids, definately adenoids!

[anonymous-user]

I think they maybe using the size of a Whale(which is not a fish but many really do not care) to portray "large". A bit like saying a "house sized beef burger", what would you expect? A house?!

[beergibbon]

Curry Burns said:

beergibbon said:

Dave_ST220 said:

If it is infact the size of a goldfish, yes.

It was big but it was definitely a fish and not a mammal.

Hmm...you know you get a mental picture of someone..

I picture you with slicked hair, milk bottle glasses and braces....oh and adenoids, definately adenoids!

Do you have a web cam trained on me, that's uncanny!

[Curry Burns]

beergibbon said:

Curry Burns said:

beergibbon said:

Dave_ST220 said:

If it is infact the size of a goldfish, yes.

It was big but it was definitely a fish and not a mammal.

Hmm...you know you get a mental picture of someone..

I picture you with slicked hair, milk bottle glasses and braces....oh and adenoids, definately adenoids!

Do you have a web cam trained on me, that's uncanny!

Yep your #346987159

[plasticpig]

The smallest whale is about 9ft long. I take it the fish was smaller than this?

[Celt]

beergibbon said:

Does anyone else find their blood boiling at this?

When people post in the wrong section? Oh yes!

[Skylinecrazy]

I also hate people who put their thread in the wrong sub-forum.

bds.

[reggie82]

Dave_ST220 said:

I think they maybe using the size of a Whale(which is not a fish but many really do not care) to portray "large". A bit like saying a "house sized beef burger", what would you expect? A house?!

Like that whale I hung out the back-door of in Magaluf last year. Ok sorry, technically she was an obese human.

[TriumphVitesse]

Its far easier than putting 'A distinctly larger than average to an average persons expectancy of a fish' on the menu

[beergibbon]

Skylinecrazy said:

I also hate people who put their thread in the wrong sub-forum.

bds.

Huh? Isn't what I written fairly 'general'? Where should I have put it!?

[Skylinecrazy]

beergibbon said:

Skylinecrazy said:

I also hate people who put their thread in the wrong sub-forum.

bds.

Huh? Isn't what I written fairly 'general'? Where should I have put it!?

General gassing is for car related topics.

This should be in the lounge.

[beergibbon]

Skylinecrazy said:

beergibbon said:

Skylinecrazy said:

I also hate people who put their thread in the wrong sub-forum.

bds.

Huh? Isn't what I written fairly 'general'? Where should I have put it!?

General gassing is for car related topics.

This should be in the lounge.

My apologies

[Skylinecrazy]

beergibbon said:

Skylinecrazy said:

beergibbon said:

Skylinecrazy said:

I also hate people who put their thread in the wrong sub-forum.

bds.

Huh? Isn't what I written fairly 'general'? Where should I have put it!?

General gassing is for car related topics.

This should be in the lounge.

My apologies

I was only kiddin'