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Carp to the Slaughter

You Talkin' To Me?Seems like a crazy fish made its way to Rockland County: Apparently, at the New Square Fish Market, a carp started to talk in Hebrew. Besides the fact that this article is an excuse for Corey Kilgannon to use Yiddish, it reveals that the Hasidic community is trying to understand what this really means.

"The story goes that a 20-pound carp about to be slaughtered and made into gefilte fish for Sabbath dinner began speaking in Hebrew, shouting apocalyptic warnings and claiming to be the troubled soul of a revered community elder who recently died."

Recently, the most famous talking fish was the one in Tony Soprano's dream, telling him Pussy Bonpensiero was a fink.

FAQ on Hasidim

Other famous talking fish: Charlie the Tuna, Flounder from Disney's "The Little Mermaid," and Abe Vigoda who played Detective Phil Fish on "Barney Miller"

How that annoying singing fish, Billy the Bass, really sings

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  • Jen

    I think the fishmongers' business was a little slow and they cooked this up to bring in the business and the other crazy people.

  • Great, just what we need -- another sign of Armageddon. What's next, pigeons speaking in tongues?

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