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31d1 — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 08:08:58 -0800

Herring break wind to communicate, study suggests. (audio)

By: Oyéah

Oyéah — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 08:14:28 -0800

Before I check this out, I have to ask, was the audio taped in Smell-O-Rama, perhaps Smelt-O-Rama? It could be very NSF, if that were the case. I am sure this is just the tip of the auditory iceberg, on some new Pentagon communications system.

By: clevershark

clevershark — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 08:26:59 -0800

Now there's a tag I didn't think I'd see on Metafilter...

By: StickyCarpet

StickyCarpet — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 08:28:46 -0800

I am not going to click that audio link until after breakfast.

By: alteredcarbon

alteredcarbon — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 08:37:16 -0800

My Uncle does this...with assorted finger gestures. He works for the GOP.

By: Slack-a-gogo

Slack-a-gogo — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 08:43:37 -0800

from the article: But unlike the human version, these FRTs are thought to bring the fish closer together. What a weird-ass story. And that audio is the least funny fart audio ever. Leave it to scientists to take the funny out of farts.

By: wsg

wsg — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 08:43:56 -0800

I would never have guessed that I would see the word "farting" in an official National Geographic story. The times they are a-changing.

By: maudlin

maudlin — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 08:53:56 -0800

But do they tap dance?

By: PurplePorpoise

PurplePorpoise — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:23:00 -0800

Funny that herring communicate the same way as Dante's devils in Hell. I for one welcome our wind-breaking overlords

By: JeffK

JeffK — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:28:59 -0800

Somehow, that story makes me very happy. Is that wrong?

By: quonsar

quonsar — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:33:41 -0800

apparently what's good for mefites is good for herring.

By: Space Kitty

Space Kitty — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:33:52 -0800

Hell no, JeffK - this cracked me up for 3 minutes straight and I haven't even clicked the link yet! /easily amused.

By: Opposite George

Opposite George — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:35:06 -0800

Hee hee hee hee hee hee.... :D

By: Opposite George

Opposite George — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:35:52 -0800

Pull my fin.

By: Gator

Gator — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 09:57:28 -0800

I've got Finding Nemo on as my background sound today, and reading this post, all I can think of is, "Awww, you guys made me ink!"

By: clevershark

clevershark — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:00:27 -0800

Upon checking, I found that this is actually the third MeFi post that uses the "farts" tag.

By: nthdegx

nthdegx — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:24:36 -0800

Only herring? No parping carp? No tench stench? No flatfish flatulence?

By: kirkaracha

kirkaracha — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 10:51:46 -0800

Tuna toots?

By: kosher_jenny

kosher_jenny — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 11:08:48 -0800

This is a serious scientific discovery, and shame on all of you for being so juvenile about it! Bweheeheeheehee! They toot! :D

By: socratic

socratic — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 11:08:58 -0800

shark barks! salmon slammin'! This gave me a good, solid chuckle. (this post, not my weak attempt to continue the pootie-puns.)

By: socratic

socratic — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 11:10:56 -0800

I also note that among the users who have responded in this thread, we have a shark, a porpoise, a gator, and a kitty, which, while not a water creature as such, is such an anti-water creature that perhaps we can just go ahead and toss it in.

By: moonbird

moonbird — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 11:11:01 -0800

OH NO YOU DIDN'T! I had this one lined up. Alas, all herring breaks loose ; >

By: jokeefe

jokeefe — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 11:33:24 -0800

"We know [herring] have excellent hearing but little about what they actually use it for," said research team leader Ben Wilson, a marine biologist at the Bamfield Marine Science Centre, British Columbia, Canada. "It turns out that herring make unusual farting sounds at night." Best fish article ever.

By: jefbla

jefbla — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 12:20:17 -0800

Only herring? No parping carp? No tench stench? No flatfish flatulence? No bass ass blasts?

By: Secret Life of Gravy

Secret Life of Gravy — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 12:49:34 -0800

So Labradors turn out to be genius dogs! Who knew they could "speak" a second language fluently? I hear Whale parties are a blast! That whole tsunami thing? Just a bunch of whales getting into an argument.

By: It's Raining Florence Henderson

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 13:42:22 -0800

I think I'll pass.

By: brundlefly

brundlefly — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 14:30:33 -0800

clevershark writes "Now there's a tag I didn't think I'd see on Metafilter..." herring?

By: srboisvert

srboisvert — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 16:06:51 -0800

I have this herring expression that I use all the time.

By: nlindstrom

nlindstrom — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 16:16:57 -0800

I smell a red herring.

By: Joeforking

Joeforking — Sun, 20 Nov 2005 16:22:36 -0800

So herring will get along famously in a Mefi political thread then.

By: foozleface

foozleface — Mon, 21 Nov 2005 17:25:54 -0800

Fish whisperer.