On Mon, 9 Apr 2001 Crusty Russ <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>I adore the Aussi's sense of humor and love affair with irony...
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>Head Down Under
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>We reported a few months back that a human head was found in the
>gullet of a Potato Cod in Australia. Not true, says Bob Halstead,
>former Telita owner. "The cod that swallowed a human head in
>Queensland was not a Potato Cod but a Malabar Grouper, a
>different fish species altogether. By the way feeding of
>unnatural food to fish -- such as human heads -- is illegal on
>the Great Barrier Reef. I hope they catch the rest of whoever did
>it and prosecute."
>(posted without permission from Undercurrent)

So, how bout a lil kiwi cheek then :-))
"would you like that deep fried in beer batter with salt and vinegar, or
grilled with tartare sauce and salad on the side?" We aim to please ;-)

I wonder if this is the same incident that I posted about late last year ..
or a new one. It may be due to Bob saying it was a Malabar Grouper.  Let me
know if it's the fish factory discovery Russ.

I posted:
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 23:32:44 -0400
Subject: An unusual find - dont read if you are queasy/about to eat
especially fish & chips

Last night a news item flashed up on the tv that made me feel sick.
Especially as I had just returned from my favourite seafood restaurant ..
having my usual barramundi, chips & salad.

A head (human) was found inside the stomach of a 44kg 180cm morgan cod. The
grisly find was discovered at a seafood processing plant in Cairns. The
name of the filleting factory was 'A Fine Kettle of Fish'. Bet they got the
shock of their life.

The fish had been caught by a line fisherman off Townsville during the
weekend & he had dropped it in to the factor to be kept on ice until they
got around to filleting it. The head was whole, Morgan cod suck in their
prey as they do not have sharp teeth. Police took the remains away in a
body bag & suspect it may be part of a missing fisherman who fell off a
trawler near Slasher's Reef.
Viv