tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post1995829037117931664..comments2023-11-03T02:16:06.338-07:00Comments on Ugly Overload: Sarcastic FringeheadRaging Wombathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01898378698646624373noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-8855043830010120432008-08-16T17:40:00.000-07:002008-08-16T17:40:00.000-07:00Oh sure it is. You're just saying that.Oh sure it is. You're just saying that.Jack Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202365155540203592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-79778187222978938952008-08-14T20:31:00.000-07:002008-08-14T20:31:00.000-07:00Milton Love, in his wonderful book "Probably More ...Milton Love, in his wonderful book "Probably More Than You Want to Know About the Fishes of the Pacific Coast", says that if the sarcastic fringehead was 3 feet long, nobody would go in the water. My favorite fish since 1988!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-6655703933058031472008-08-14T19:54:00.000-07:002008-08-14T19:54:00.000-07:00Actually, he's not sarcastic--he just has a really...Actually, he's not sarcastic--he just has a really dry sense of <BR/>humor... ;-)<BR/><BR/>--TwoDragonsDenita TwoDragonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18122913786289906059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-83132786926991301262008-08-13T04:38:00.000-07:002008-08-13T04:38:00.000-07:00I have always liked watching blennies swim, too. ...I have always liked watching blennies swim, too. It’s almost like they don’t know that they can swim or they’ve forgotten that they can – they hop around on the bottom in short little leaps and when they swim up the side of rocks, they grip them with their front fins like they’re afraid to fall off! I think they’re the cutest things, and if I could maintain a saltwater tank, I’d fill it full of these little guys.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-62569453910350974212008-08-12T19:43:00.000-07:002008-08-12T19:43:00.000-07:00I love watching blennies movie around. They hop al...I love watching blennies movie around. They hop along the bottom instead of swimming. Too neat :)Jadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13209595916451108204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-4570409642991196052008-08-12T18:55:00.000-07:002008-08-12T18:55:00.000-07:00I thought it had offended someone with its attitud...I thought it had offended someone with its attitude, and they were getting even. <BR/><BR/>But the "sarcastic" definition is pretty cool (I checked it in my big dictionary). <BR/><BR/>A few people I'd call that.Jack Ruttanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11202365155540203592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-20024117304831443152008-08-12T10:33:00.000-07:002008-08-12T10:33:00.000-07:00Definately an interesting fish! I have a tank ful...Definately an interesting fish! I have a tank full of interesting fish, and if I didn't already have a Black Ghost Knife, I'd love to get some sort of an ambush fish. The name is a plus too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-43341466522695059692008-08-12T09:34:00.000-07:002008-08-12T09:34:00.000-07:00Wow,that's neat. I'll throw around the word sarca...Wow,that's neat. I'll throw around the word sarcastic more freely from now on. The fish has a cute face and pretty scales.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-85243838900801788732008-08-12T08:59:00.000-07:002008-08-12T08:59:00.000-07:00YOWCH! I didn't think to check the literal definit...YOWCH! I didn't think to check the literal definition of "sarcastic." But I think you nailed the reason behind the name.W. A. Whipplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08632440382135736774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20146619.post-89149862579181479942008-08-12T08:08:00.000-07:002008-08-12T08:08:00.000-07:00Sarcastic literally means "the tearing off of fles...Sarcastic literally <A HREF="http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=sarcasm" REL="nofollow">means</A> "the tearing off of flesh" which might explain it.R Mutthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06713141284292015278noreply@blogger.com