July 14, 2004

• Definitely not cool.
• I'll admit that at first I wanted to send the manufacturer, and designer, a nasty letter, but I've read the info page, and they've actually thought out the process a great deal. They claim to have never lost a betta while (thoroughly) testing it out. They say their very first betta is more than a year old and has never been sick. However, I firmly believe that a)most people aren't even close to responsible enough to be able to keep the fish alive, much less healthy, b)no matter how well they've designed the little tank, that fish can feel the movement, and c)it's just wrong to use an animal in this way.
• ew! who wants to see a fish shitting on the side of my purse? (besides me?)
• If I were a fish on a bowl with human consciousness I would be grateful to be taken for a ride once in a while.
• Well, that certainly is an interesting DEAD FISH in/on your purse.
• sorry, it had to be done: fish.wav
• Homer: (noticing Disco Stu's fish-platform shoes) Your fish are dead. Disco Stu: I know . . I . .can't get them out. A bad idea. No like. Humans suck. goooooooooooo Monkeys!
• oops nicola, all i get is this... Angelfire does not allow direct linking from offsite, non-Angelfire pages, to files hosted on Angelfire. (well, neener nanner nonner!!!)
• doh! I thought that might happen. Stupid Angelfire. It's here: http://www.angelfire.com/film/tsss/sounds.htm Look for fish.wav. It's just the audio file of the Simpsons quote that immediately jumped to the head of both pete_best and I.
• What if they were, ummmmm, ROBOT bettas? Like, with fangs. And razors on their fins. And lasers...
• "Lasers"
• frickin' lasers?
• The fish aspect aside, these are effin ugly bags. I expected something far cooler. Who are these aimed at? Little Jewish grandma's who voted for Pat Buchanan in the last election?
• Yeah, well the Simpsons quote is a reference to the movie I'm Gonna Get You, Sucka, the first known appearance of living-fish-in-apparel.
• The fish aspect aside, these are effin ugly bags. True, they should be some Jetsons-style space age looking bags. With a remote for the "lasers".
• Anyone know if I can machine wash these?
• (i believe the fishies are dry-clean only, shawnj. no, wait...)
• Yes, they're freakin' ugly, those bags. If at least they were something like this, they would be quite attractive, animal rights issues aside.
• Slightly off topic but still in the same "Insert Animal here" as an accessory train of thought. I once met this old guy who would ride around with a nasty Jack Russell in his basket as an anti theft device. It was all curled up and quiet untill you came close to his bike then WOW gnashing teeth and attitude like you never seen before. Somehow I don't think these betas are much of a deterrent to purse snatchers. On the other hand put a tarantula in one and they might think twice.
• a tarantula with "lasers?"
• i vote for purses with curled-up jack russells with *lasers*
• Aaawwww... how can this be threatening?
• Does the little-old-lady version have an oscar/pirhanna?
• I carry my pet tarantula inside my backpack. Useful against petty thiefs. Of course I'm kidding, but it sounds like a nice idea. *runs to the pet shop*
• Anybody else remember Keith Moon playing a drum kit with goldfish in it?
• no fair. a betta can live comfortably in a half cup of tap water. Siamese Fighting Fish, my ass. Those lil guys are fine in small spaces. Bettas are even easier to keep alive in a bowl of water than goldfish or guppies. Plus, they're prettier.
• PatB, you have siamese fighting fish in your ass?
• (that must tickle)