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I don’t know why you’d go to an American diner and order sushi… or some such thing. In any case… Ryan gets the day off! YAY!
I don’t know why you’d go to an American diner and order sushi… or some such thing. In any case… Ryan gets the day off! YAY!
Hardy Har Har. Chef Tony…A decent Yahoo…er, Wahoo. What’s that? A wahoo is a fish?
Maybe Tony uses a foul wahoo recipe. That way, there’s something foul on the menu.
Anyway, if you can’t beat ’em, take the day off, for tomorrow, there be more fish to fry.
Yes, wahoo is a fish. Its common name is king mackerel. It is being served in increasingly more restaurants lately.
I actually have a fun video of wahoo fishing filmed in Cocos Island , Off the coast of Costa – Rica.
There’s a restaurant here in Jeffersonville, PA that offers a decent meal at a reasonable price. My wife and I eat there some weekday mornings: 2 eggs, homefries and toast (mmm… RAISIN TOAST) for only $2.50.
But on Thanksgiving, as a thank you to all their customers, they serve a Thanksgiving dinner pretty much all afternoon and evening. You get turkey, dressing, mashed potatoes, cranberries, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie. The total price: Free to All.
They really seem to understand the intent of Thanksgiving.
Seems Wahoo got it’s name from a misspelling. English explorers discovered large numbers of the fish by the Hawaiian island of Oahu. Only thing is, at the time their maps called the island Wahoo. As for the Hawaiians? They call it Ono. Thanks Wikipedia.
brig… Why eat sushi at a favorite diner? ‘Cause you’re a regular and the place is a second home. I often eat at Mickie D’s (mainly weekend breakfasts with a group of folks), and if they rolled out a sushi plate, I’d try one.
Pete… Wow, how does that dining hangout of yours stay in business? Is their coffee something like $5 a cup with no refills?
When Harold & the Squid Gang go to Hawaii in late December, I will order up some Wahoo and will report back (Did I mention Harold & I are going to Hawaii?).
Pete… That bless-ed little restaurant must be run by angels! And Raisin toast!!! That’s the mark of a fine establishment.
Speaking of restaurants… We have our fav sushi restaurant (that I’m pretty sure isn’t serving T-day dinner) called Kokoro (which I just found out means heart in Japanese)… our lovely waitress Madonna brings over edamame when we first arrive because we are kinda regulars. Makes us smile… We bring HER a smile at the end of the meal.
Squidfella…. I like both names of the fish, but think they ought to just run it all together… King Wahoo Mackeral… or King Mack Wahoo…. good cartooning visuals there!
Stick… Customer loyalty goes a long way.
brig… Nice, a tropical Christmas under the palms. Watch out for falling coconuts.
Remember, Wahoo is called Ono in Hawaii. “Ono” being Hawaiian for “tasty” and “delicious.” And while the fish is similar to both King Mackerals and Barracudas, it’s still unique unto itself. So you may have to order up one of each to compare. (smile)
Squid… Your sportsfishing video might be pretty impressive. From what I saw, Wahoos will put up a serious fight for their lives if caught on a line. Case in point, they can measure up to 8 feet long, weigh 180 pounds, and are considered the cheetahs of the sea as they can swim up to 50 miles per hour. Plus they have razor teeth which can do some damage when they thrash about on your boat. Sad thing, their amazing iridescent silver-blue colors fade quickly at death. Thanks again, wikipedia.
http://www.google.com/search?pq=wahoo&hl=en&sugexp=ppwc&cp=4&gs_id=3&xhr=t&q=wahoo&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.,cf.osb&biw=1280&bih=586&wrapid=tljp132199075160900&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi
Stick… Yes. I did a little research before I chose the fish I was going to use for this comic. There are a lot of funny names of fishes out there… but not all would be served at a fish joint in Cypress City. Ex. Pickerel is a fresh water fish out by the Great Lakes area. Not good. I do research.
Most of the time, I will actually look into something before I use it in a comic strip.
Some years ago, my girlfriend any I were driving back to NYC on Thanksgiving Day. Our car broke down ( busted timing belt ) outside of East Syracuse. We had Thanksgiving Dinner at a Denny’s restaurant in the company of six lonely depressed men scattered throughout the diner. Worst Thanksgiving ever. Although I have to credit the one young waitress on duty. She was happy and bubbly amidst all this gloom.
A restaurant called TGD opened in my area not long ago. TGD stands for ThanksGiving Dinner – and that’s what they do, Thanksgiving dinner year-round. So far it’s lasted longer than I thought it would….. (No I haven’t tried it out yet. I keep forgetting it’s there.)
As for fish, I’m partial to Lake Erie walleye. GREAT stuff.
What a nice contrast, Denny (Hello!… and welcome!). Amidst all the down-ness, shined a cheerful spirit. Think of how much worse that experience would have been if you’d gotten a grump for a waiter/tress. THAT whole experience in itself is what my people and I call a “level 4 fun” story… it was crummy going thru it, but it makes for a good story now. I hope THIS year is much better for you!
UWG… Wow… Thanksgivin’ grub all the time! Ah, the cranberry sauce and turkey legs! I’d go. I LOVE turkey… as for your Erie fish… next time I’m Ohio-ish way, I will look for it.
Why even bother to cook Wahoo? I mean it’s just fake chocolate milk, right?
KIDDING! Just kidding!
If you want a fish with a cool name, you could go with the Hawaiian state fish: the humuhumunukunukuapuaa. Don’t worry, it’s easier to pronounce that it first looks. And all you howlies out there can call it a rectangular or reef triggerfish.
As it turns out, the humuhumu fish is cute and prolific… and inedible. These are all good traits for a state fish, but not so good for a restaurant menu, so you picked a good one, Brig!