What is a Chewna Fish?

[Ships_Cat]

Have heard a few of my countrymen mention this fish but I have never seen one. Seems to be referred to alot in Oz, and just saw a TV program with alot of Bit's all referring to Chewna fish so it must be very common there.

So wonder if some of you Brit's can enlighten me as to what it is - perhaps it is a name given to any chewy fish, or maybe a favourite of steam train fanatics and actually spelt Choona?

Some smart arse told me it was a fish favoured by those who the cat had got their tongue.

Can anyone enlighten me?

John

 

[longjohnsadler]

Chewnotknow?

 

[Cornishman]

It's only caught on Chewsdays

 

[jimi]

Yew can chew on a fish but you can't chew on a piano although yew can adjust its scales!

 

[bobfrost]

Don't know if it's related at all, but apparently, shortly before the war, Glen Miller (of dance band fame) was given a pair of rather nice brogues for Christmas.

Foolisly he left them outside overnight as they were muddy (following a Boxing Day walk) and found animal teeth marks all over them.

Knowing that the next door neighbours had a rather vicious cat he went to their house, knocked on the door and said:-

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'Pardon me boys, is that the cat who chewed my new shoes?'

 

[ShipsWoofy]

Wull oim shuckud, E fught E nuw yeo mich butter thun thus. Thur ur heaps and heaps of puple tu toke thu mucky, but a kewi knuckun thu woy wu spake, Oim umuzade.

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p.s. ha ha I ran a spell check on this, thank god for the cancel button. Are you going to be home for New Years John? I know you said you had to suffer again soon on some paradise Island with work.

 

[Moodyjim]

It's the Oz alternative to the eschry glottal stop (--) e.g. glo--al or rabbi-- or the well known fla- fish Ska-.

 

[Ships_Cat]

Sounds like this is going to have the same ending as when I spent my time looking for a copy of the Stone's Ruby Chooseday /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif.

Yes, wife and I will be here for New Year but will spend it on the boat - in the marina though. Could have got away for part of the 3 weeks back here but is a family time of the year - looking to taking March off to go sailing.

Back to tropical "paradise" on 8 Jan - back into the warm again. Whoops, it is summer here, almost didn't notice /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif. But there again can put up with the cooler weather here in return for not having to live surrounded by security guards, their big bitey type dogs and fences as when in "paradise".

John

 

[kengill]

I dunno he standard of spelling nowadaze. Its a Tuner Fish used by all professional piano Tuners.

Its special because each of the scales on the fish all have a specific natural frequency and you have to peel them off the fish, witha special implement called a tuning fork, and stick them directly onto the piano wires.

When you tune the wires to the correct natural frequency they vaporise giving off a characteristic smell that is the origin of the phrase " Highly tuned"

I thort everyone knew this.

 

[bobfrost]

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Sounds like this is going to have the same ending as when I spent my time looking for a copy of the Stone's Ruby Chooseday /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif.

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You could try HMV in Canterbury where the Jazz section includes Country Pine!

(should be Courtney Pine the saxophonist).

 

[Lakesailor]

Isn't it what the eat in Eastenders?

Spelling? I dunno.

We kept getting this e-mail from our trade association[ QUOTE ]
Last years LHA Dinner dance was a real ‘stonker’ it has to be said so this year we are following the same successful format and going back to The Burnside Hotel & being accompanied by ‘O-Boy’ the fabulous 60’s pop group



Tuesday 3rd January 2006



Champagne & Canopies on arrival

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I suppose that's in case it's raining.

 

[jhr]

I reckon this is what you're thinking of:

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