Welcome to SPOOF MANIAC!
We are indebted to a British comedian for the word spoof. Sometime in the 19th century Arthur Roberts (1852-1933) invented a game called Spoof, which involved trickery and nonsense. The first recorded reference to the game in 1884 refers to its revival. It was not long before the word spoof took on the general sense "nonsense, trickery," first recorded in 1889. The verb spoof is first recorded in 1889 as well, in the sense "to deceive." These senses are now less widely used than the noun sense "a light parody or satirical imitation," first recorded in 1958, and the verb sense "to satirize gently," first recorded in 1927.

 

Thursday, May 24, 2007

TUSCATFISH


Tuscatfish (order Siluriformes) are a diverse group of car-fish. Named for their prominent "barbles", which give the image of cat-like whiskers, they are found in primarily highway or expressway environments of all kinds, with species on every Asian continent except countries that don't import Koreans. Some species from the families Ariidae and Plotosidae are also found in Asian environments. Not all Tuscatfish families have barbels; what defines a fish as being in the Siluriformes order are certain features of the hood and wierd bumper designs. These Tuscatfish may have enhanced (aftermarket) gills but the internal lungs are small and limited. Due to genetic limitation it's overall health and resistance is very bad thus it's often called "can see but CMI" - Reporter for WTIC

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