Why is a Catfish a CAT fish?
Well because they eat birds like a cat does :D
CATFISH CATCH AND EAT PIGEON - by YURI GRISENDI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dK9l6fwrGz8
French Catfish Dine on Unsuspecting Pigeons
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3BhOVbbbAs
I remember the ones at Lakeside when I was younger. They anything we threw in the water, and they were always crowded around the dock with mouths agape.
Shasta
A "Catfish" probably received that name because it has cat-looking "whiskers" on the sides of its mouth.
After making that statement, I did go to wiki - "Catfishes (order Siluriformes) are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers".
Of course, the name has nothing to do with what they eat, and they will eat just about anything, except maybe in-water vegetation.
Corn-mealed and fried catfish - - um um GOOD! (http://www.thelivingmoon.com/43ancients/04images/Bluebird/ilndksgc.gif)
Great light hearted video Zorgon, ;D
Look at the size of those fish,
and Rdunk, they must have huge whiskers! ;D
First time I have ever seen this...
And leaves me with a question.
What is a "cat bird seat"?
Grammy used to say that all the time.....
What is a "cat bird seat"?
Grammy used to say that all the time.....
Well BTS, in the vernacular sense of this forum, the short quick answer your question of "what is a "cat bird seat" would simply be one word......................."zorgon"! ;)
Now, for only a slightly longer answer, Dictionary.com says:
catbird seat
noun, Informal.
an advantageous situation or condition: His appointment as acting dean put him (zorgon) (added for clarity) in the catbird seat. ;D
BTS, don't you think the "short answer" pretty well answers your question too?? 8)