So I teach ESL, and today's lesson included the question, "Have you ever eaten something you didn't like?" The lady I was asking could only manage to remember one word at a time, so we started with "intestines."
"Wow," I said, "What kind?"
"Uh, fish intestines."
(I write this up on the white board and draw a little picture of fish with intestines to check that that's what she means.)
She consults a dictionary. "Anglerfish intestines?" I draw a little lure on the fish's head. She nods.
"Raw anglerfish intestines."
...
"Sushi."
Thursday, November 17, 2011
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Ha ha. In Little Tokyo, I heard a Japanese tour guide telling a bunch of middle-aged-looking Japanese tourists that "sushi" and "sake" were basically English words now. They were all very surprised.
ReplyDeleteOOh! Do they bioluminesce? Apparently, some Anglerfish gut bacteria glow! It might not be tasty, but it would be pretty impressive sushi to eat in the dark!!
ReplyDeleteI have no idea, but I would probably eat ANYTHING glowing.
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