On the 13th day of Fishmas my true love gave to me...

December 13, 2019 8:35 AM

...Lepomus cyanellus. Three years ago, Notre Dame PhD candidate Katie O'Reilly (@DrKatfish on Twitter) spawned a celebration called #25DaysofFishmas. Now an annual tradition, it celebrates the aquatic diversity of the Great Lakes and points beyond. For invertebrate aficionados there's also a #25DaysofCrustmas.
posted by mandolin conspiracy (6 comments total)

I've been a fan of the advent calendaR as well.

I'm thinking about doing a Chanukah primate hashtag. #Monkabees or something. 8 days of Twitter Content commitment feels manageable.
posted by ChuraChura at 8:45 AM on December 13, 2019 [3 favorites]

I read this once every year during the holiday season. This and watching Bad Santa, and celebrating Jewish Christmas have become my go to thing.

I used to make Christmas Fried Rice (just regular Fried Rice but with Green Peas and Red Peppers!) in grad school for a potluck at one of my coworkers place that I was invited to every year. Maybe I should add that to my list now!
posted by indianbadger1 at 9:26 AM on December 13, 2019

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Fishmenmas
posted by mwhybark at 5:54 PM on December 13, 2019 [1 favorite]

#Monkabees

YES
posted by Homo neanderthalensis at 9:34 PM on December 13, 2019 [1 favorite]

Today's fish is the quillback carpsucker:

While “carpsucker” sounds like an insult, the 3 members of the Carpiodes genus are native species that help keep their ecosystems clean by feeding on bottom matter
posted by mandolin conspiracy at 12:48 PM on December 19, 2019 [1 favorite]

(#8PrimatesOfChanukah are here!)
posted by ChuraChura at 3:13 PM on December 22, 2019 [2 favorites]