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Grizzly-sized Catfish Caught in Thailand
An anonymous reader writes "Fishermen in northern Thailand have netted a fish as big as a grizzly bear, a 646-pound Mekong giant catfish, the heaviest recorded since Thai officials started keeping records in 1981. The behemoth was caught in the Mekong River and may be the largest freshwater fish ever found."
I feel so bad for his grandkids
time is a perception of a being's consciousness
time is your 6th sense, the wierd ones are 7+
As a long time hunter of the Sturgeon I would have to say that this is recorded and the ones that get away are much bigger.
"It's amazing to think that giants like this still swim in some of the world's rivers"
Well not this one anymore...
-- All Gods were immortal.
-- S. Lem
No really it was! Somebodies grand kids are never going to here the end of this!
Scared of flying, pointy things snce 1979!
and a fish.
I don't suppose we could feed it Darl McBride?
Don't let THEM immanentize the Eschaton!
I for one welcome our new grizlly-catfish overlords.
"The fish was caught and eaten in a remote village in Thailand along the Mekong River, home to more species of giant fish than any other river.
Local environmentalists and government officials negotiated to release the record-breaking animal[...]
But the fish, an adult male, later died. "
Being eaten does that you.
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and thanks for all the fish!
Wimps, what would they do if they saw a really big fish ?
Having said that I get scared by pike when I'm diving so I probably shouldn't be commenting.
Please note that it is not stated to whom the stuff matters. Obviously this stuff didn't matter to you. But in Soviet Russia, Stuff matters You!
If they found a 646-pound coyote I sure as heck hope somebody kills it. It would be about ten times the size of a regular coyote -- looks like it would be something like 8-foot tall at the shoulder. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't want 8-foot-tall anythings in my backyard.
The news for nerds...stuff that matters...has nothing to do with the fish.
The stuff that matters is the creation of new metrics for describing fish size...that unit being the "grizzly bear".
This really gets rid of restrictions placed on fishey stories when using pounds, feet and inches.
And how would sir like his catfish ?
can you make mine rare.
...it's a space station!
I browse Slashdot at +3, Funny
Why is this even on Slashdot? I dont have time for this. I have bigger fish to fry.
This is not an automated signature. I type this in to the bottom of every message.
adding the Mekong River to my list of places never to swim :)
A Mr. Gordon of Gordon fishsticks has set out to create the largest ever big yellow box. More information at your local Costco/PriceClub in the near future...
... and you've fed him for a day, and another day, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and another, and ...
Teach a man to fish, and [insert your own punchline here]
Possibilities: The fish ATE a bear. Overfishing caused the growth (build a better mousetrap, nature makes a better mouse. Build a better fishing net.....) Fish are having obisity problems too.
All misspellings and grammatical errors in the above post are intentional and part of my artistic expression.
Noodling for catfish is popular in Oklahoma. I would argue that, after tractor pull, it is the greatest contribution of redneck culture to American sport. I hope that news of the Mekong Catfish will lead Oklahoma's best to the ultimate challenge. Who will be catching whom?
an ill wind that blows no good
When the gorillas were endangered, I didn't speak up, because I'm not a gorilla.
When the condors were endangered, I didn't speak up, because I'm not a condor.
When I was endangered, no one was left to speak up for me.
After all, I am strangely colored.
J.
You're only jealous cos the little penguins are talking to me.
"We have lots of 50 lb. cats where I live, but no one would think of eating one."
So, you are not from Vietnam.
I hope they didn't forget to yell
"IT'S COMMING RIGHT FOR US!!!!"
Paying taxes to buy civilization is like paying a hooker to buy love.
I'm not buying it. Those are the fabled little people of the Mekong River. That fish is only twelve inches in length.
When the owls were endangered, I didn't speak up because owls are not tasty.
When the gorillas were endangered, I didn't speak up, because gorillas are not tasty.
When the condors were endangered, I didn't speak up, because condors are not tasty.
When cows were endangered, I was pissed!!!!.
Paying taxes to buy civilization is like paying a hooker to buy love.
I was hoping that it had three eyes.
You just haven't had catfish prepared correctly. Sit back, kids, as I share with you an age-old family recipe, handed down to me by my great grandpappy, on how to cook the perfect catfish.
The first rule is, you use nothing but natural, untreated, chemical free hickory. You build up a nice big roaring fire with the hickory and let it burn down until all that's left is red hot smoldering coals.
While the fire is burning down, gut the fish, leaving the skin and bones in, and pack it in ice to keep it nice and fresh. Once the fire is ready, take a fresh cut hickory plank, and nail the catfish to it, with a single nail between the eyes. Wrap the fish and board up in aluminum foil, and bury it down in the smoldering embers.
Allow the fish to cook down in the embers for at least an hour, letting the meat get so tender it begins to fall into pieces. Unwrap the foil, pull out the nail, dump the fish in the river, and eat the board. There you go, the best catfish you'll ever have!