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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 pa

> > 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 ago
There 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?