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GusBob

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46. Is a mullet a fish or a bird?

Sat Jun 2, 2018, 11:42 PM

Jun 2018

Mullets jump out of the water like they are flying. And they have gizzards.

And if you fry 'em they taste like chicken

Mullets are birds with fins and scales if you ask me

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Are shellfish considered fish? [View all] jberryhill Jun 2018 OP

Are you not allowed to have shellfish but want to anyway? Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #1

No, the kids are down from Maine and did not bring my tribute jberryhill Jun 2018 #2

Ahh, the tribute. For me it is a new Mercedes. Eliot Rosewater Jun 2018 #3

Wright is my favorite comedian. nt tblue37 Jun 2018 #26

He was on Carson last night pintobean Jun 2018 #40

jberryhill, that just seems like True Dough Jun 2018 #4

I'm holding out for a pearl of wisdom jberryhill Jun 2018 #5

There may be a joke here I am missing, however, Ferrets are Cool Jun 2018 #6

I knew it! jberryhill Jun 2018 #7

Your post still made me laugh. TY Ferrets are Cool Jun 2018 #9

But what is Chicken of the Sea, then? jberryhill Jun 2018 #10

Groan worth...... Ferrets are Cool Jun 2018 #13

Aren't all fish water-dwelling animals? Major Nikon Jun 2018 #23

No they are not the same... SummerSnow Jun 2018 #8

Are tomatoes fruit or vegetable? Ptah Jun 2018 #11

I thought they were tubers. Like beans. jberryhill Jun 2018 #12

They are fruits who defected to Saladia. marylandblue Jun 2018 #15

Technically, they're fruits... Callmecrazy Jun 2018 #20

Just make a fruit salad with okra, cucumbers, tomatoes, and peppers Major Nikon Jun 2018 #24

They are savory fruits. nt tblue37 Jun 2018 #27

If they weren't fish, they would just call them shells marylandblue Jun 2018 #14

Shellfish are not fish vlyons Jun 2018 #16

But jellyfish are fish that don't have vertebrae jberryhill Jun 2018 #19

No, they are not fish scientifically speaking. Phylum "mollusca" -- they are invertebrates anneboleyn Jun 2018 #33

No, different phylum. Jellyfish phylum Cnidaria. Fish phylum Chordata. anneboleyn Jun 2018 #37

Yeah I file 'em under "Fish, Jelly" jberryhill Jun 2018 #41

Crustaceans are arthropods like insects and spiders. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #28

Yep. I can never eat lobster because I have a friend who said lobsters are just giant roaches anneboleyn Jun 2018 #34

Actually they are more like spiders. The Velveteen Ocelot Jun 2018 #38

Blue crabs are even more like spiders jberryhill Jun 2018 #42

Yep! What the biologist said! PearliePoo2 Jun 2018 #30

Phylum "mollusca" -- shellfish are NOT fish scientically speaking anneboleyn Jun 2018 #35

They are Turbineguy Jun 2018 #17

I thought mammals had teats Major Nikon Jun 2018 #29

So do dolphins, and they're fish, so... jberryhill Jun 2018 #44

not fish at all. yonder Jun 2018 #18

Fish: Meat Without Feet DinahMoeHum Jun 2018 #21

The selfish are not fish Generic Brad Jun 2018 #22

According to my 'pescatore' friend/relative (whom I'll meet first time next weekend) elleng Jun 2018 #25

Lobsters, crabs, etc are in the phylum Arthropoda--giant bugs. They are NOT fish. anneboleyn Jun 2018 #36

Well at least my 'no meat' relatives eat crabcakes! elleng Jun 2018 #39

If they are living on the Chesapeake, they'd better jberryhill Jun 2018 #43

They aren't; elleng Jun 2018 #45

No. Shellfish do not have lips. dameatball Jun 2018 #31

Some of the replies to the OP sound fishy to me Quemado Jun 2018 #32

Is a mullet a fish or a bird? GusBob Jun 2018 #46