Fish have a short shelf-life. If they aren’t properly canned or flash-frozen, they have a tendency to stink. Any ichthyologist can provide a long list of signs to look for when searching for a fresh piece of fish. They should have a mild scent. The flesh should appear moist. The gills should be pink or red, and the eyes should be bright and slightly bulging.
Kuwaiti police has shut down a fish store that was sticking googly eyes on fish to make them appear more fresh than they are. 🙂
via Al Bayan newspaper, @bayan_kw. pic.twitter.com/CcPa73fDQh— Mohamed El Dahshan (@eldahshan) September 1, 2018
The eyes should not be made of plastic and cheap adhesive. They should not wiggle around.
The Al Bayan newspaper tweeted an image Saturday of some really fresh fish. Or so the owner of the shop wanted his customers to think.
— Onebig Hairydawg (@Leistunghund) September 1, 2018
The post went viral. Many people decided the concept was well worth exploring.
Reminds me of this pic.twitter.com/WB4hNXLpDb
— Lil HeftyChonk (@_AnishaD) September 1, 2018
That had to have been one hell of a fight. The cat, though, would likely appreciate the fish, with or without the new eyes.
my strongest-held belief is that extremely creative crimes that don't involve maiming another person should be allowed https://t.co/LJlW3oR11F
— Ashley Feinberg (@ashleyfeinberg) September 1, 2018
“my strongest-held belief is that extremely creative crimes that don’t involve maiming another person should be allowed”
Never judge the freshness of fish by the googliness of their eyes. https://t.co/hW50lwpwCz
— Matthew Dalby, PhD (@MatthewJDalby) September 1, 2018
The opportunity for puns seem obvious enough.
Well this certainly looks fishy. I hope they go to court and are found gill-ty. https://t.co/aB3fh871WE
— M’BlockU (@rodimusprime) September 1, 2018
“Well this certainly looks fishy. I hope they go to court and are found gill-ty.”
The scales of justice shall decide.
— Kenneth Morris (@redtdi) September 2, 2018
“The scales of justice shall decide.”
The scales of justice in Kuwait, though, don’t work like ours do. No telling what has become of the evidence they seized when they shut down the fish monger.