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If The Shoe Fits
On tonight's ER Jerry, played by the Uber-Woofy Abraham Benrubi is IM'ing and get some news about Dr. Carter that he follows by congratulating Carter on his promotion.
Carter, trying to figure out where Jerry got his information looks over his shoulder and sees a name of "CoreyB123" that he's IM'ing with. Then he proceeds to read aloud Jerry's IM ID -
JerBear99
Carter, trying to figure out where Jerry got his information looks over his shoulder and sees a name of "CoreyB123" that he's IM'ing with. Then he proceeds to read aloud Jerry's IM ID -
JerBear99
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CARP
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You can't kick me out, I QUIT!
We didn't have a name back then; we didn't know we were Carps; we were just a little clique of scaly guys cheating on our husfishes with each other. Only later did we differentiate as Carps, Fry, Guppies, Fingerlings, Tuna, Trout, Salmon, Sharks, Groupers... It's all gotten so complicated!
Then what's his name started "Carp" magazine, and took pictures of every one of us for those early half-size 'zines (long before anyone ever dreamed it would become a marketing juggernaut.) I was on the cover of Issue #3. I think they sold a total of 44 copies of that issue. I still have 25 of the ones I bought in a box in my attic. One of these days I'll pay for my retirement by selling them on eBay!
But I digress.
Back then we didn't care about "Carp Codes." Nobody worried about how big his ventral fin was! And the concept of a "Musclecarp" would've been laughed out of the bar. Nowadays it's all about reducing yourself to a cryptic set of codes, spending hours and hours in "Goldfish's Gym" to bulk up enough to add an extra "+" to your "M" code!
It's all about cutting your scales just the right way, using the right flipper shampoo, identifying yourself as a Carp, or a Guppy, or whatever the latest term is. The Carp Movement's now just a marketing niche.
The Spirit of the Carp has been turned into a merchandizing category, and I renounce my Carpness. The rest of you can go straight to Davy Jones' Locker!
Oh, but I'm still running for International Mr. Carp at ICR next year! See ya then! I'll have plastic cups and little footballs and fortune cookies and ball caps imprinted with my logo for everyone!
Fishy flipperhugs,
Charlie Tuna
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how dare you reference your own work before i can point someone to it?!
*pout*
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