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> The fish rots at the head. This isn’t a fish. And as a kid living on the water, saw plenty of dead fish — usually the head is the last identifiable part to
by Terretta 5y ago
> The fish rots at the head.
This isn’t a fish.
And as a kid living on the water, saw plenty of dead fish — usually the head is the last identifiable part to go (middle goes first).
- bigbillheck 5y ago> This isn’t a fish Are you familiar with the concept of 'metaphor'?
- thebean11 5y agoThey are saying it's not an apt metaphor
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoTrue, yet irrelevant to the discussion, which is I think the part people object to.
- webmaven 5y ago> > The fish rots at the head. > This isn’t a fish. > And as a kid living on the water, saw plenty of dead fish — usually the head is the last identifiable part to go (middle goes first). The metaphor isn't about "rotting away", it is about "rotting and stinking". The head definitely goes first. Many languages have this phrase as "the fish stinks from the head".
- true_religion 5y agoThere is a difference between dead fish you find by the waterside, and dead fish in your kitchen. All fish rot from the soft organs first, and muscles and skin last. In the kitchen, you’ve already removed all the fish guts so the fist thing to rot is the eyes and tongue in the head. So… er… you are both right?