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fullygoldy) wrote2006-06-25 04:59 pm
fullygoldy) wrote2006-06-25 04:59 pm
Meet PhyllisGeorge
On Thursday, my friend, S, from work, asked me to take her saltwater fish, because her husband didn't want to maintain the tank any longer and she couldn't bear the thought of outright killing the fish. I am an easy target, so I said OK. I also believed that DH had previous experience with a saltwater tank, so I thought it would be no big deal. Also, we have a neighbor whose hobby is fish, so at the very least, we could gift him with the setup. Ah, rationalizations, what would we do without you?
So I brought home a small aquarium with a small, bright blue fish in it. S assures me the aquarium could house 2-3 more fish of a similar size, but this fish is mean, and has killed every other fish they ever tried to put in with it. Of course, on Thursday, we were running off to little league and didn't have much time for conversation about fishy things, so it was Friday before I learned that DH had not actually dealt with the saltwater variety before.
On Saturday, Rupert announced that the fish's name is Phyllis. Mavis exclaimed, "no! I named him George! Hi, Georgie!" And then DH later addressed it as "PhyllisGeorge." So there you have it. Our household has become quite taken with the bright blue fish with the bad attitude, named for a mostly forgotten actress. Rupert calls her Phyllis. Mavis calls him George. The 'rents call it by it's full name. The fish in question swims in clockwise circles almost exclusively. It causes quite the commotion whenever anyone notices it varying it's path. And the commotion tends to drive PG right into hiding. LOL
So I brought home a small aquarium with a small, bright blue fish in it. S assures me the aquarium could house 2-3 more fish of a similar size, but this fish is mean, and has killed every other fish they ever tried to put in with it. Of course, on Thursday, we were running off to little league and didn't have much time for conversation about fishy things, so it was Friday before I learned that DH had not actually dealt with the saltwater variety before.
On Saturday, Rupert announced that the fish's name is Phyllis. Mavis exclaimed, "no! I named him George! Hi, Georgie!" And then DH later addressed it as "PhyllisGeorge." So there you have it. Our household has become quite taken with the bright blue fish with the bad attitude, named for a mostly forgotten actress. Rupert calls her Phyllis. Mavis calls him George. The 'rents call it by it's full name. The fish in question swims in clockwise circles almost exclusively. It causes quite the commotion whenever anyone notices it varying it's path. And the commotion tends to drive PG right into hiding. LOL