“ That’s a funny-looking fish you have in that case,” remarked the bank holiday hiker to tho innkeeper. “What’s its name?” “ Well, to tell you the truth, it hasn’t got a name,” replied mine host. “The head is a cod.’s, the middle is a salmon’s, and the tail is from an eel.” The hiker looked puzzled. “ What’s the idea of faking up such a fish? ” he asked. “ It’s like this,” replied the innkeeper, with an artful wink, “ people come in here and get so thirsty arguing about what-it-is that I find it’s good for business.”
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Evening Star, Issue 22142, 24 September 1935, Page 12
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