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Strange Tomato ([personal profile] strangetomato) wrote2008-04-01 08:20 am
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Strangetown Extras: April Fish!

Did you know that the practical joking element of April Fools Day was most likely started in France? In France (or French cultures, like in French Canada) the person being fooled is referred to as a poisson d'avril, or April fish. This originally had something to do with the zodiac, and the French traditionally celebrated April Fools Day by placing dead fish on the backs of their friends. (No, I'm not making this up!)





Fish fight!




Johnny: You're going down, Grunt!

Ripp: Ooooof!




Johnny: Oh, NICE! A direct hit!

Ripp: Owwww! Watch the face, Johnny!

Johnny: Fish in the face!




Ripp: I'll bet you'd fucking love that, huh, Johnny? A big face full of fish?

Johnny: Don't get it in my mouth! I'm a vegetarian!

Ripp: That doesn't count, John.




Johnny: Face your defeat, Ripp. You're no match for me.

Ripp: Yeah, you have all the fucking skills, Johnny. Nobody slings a fish around quite like you do.

Johnny: Good workout! Now I don't need to go for a jog.

Ripp: Why jog when you can play with giant fish?




Ripp: Another challenger, hey? You'll be sorry, Phi...

Ophelia: Oh, we'll see about that!

Ripp: *gets pummeled*




Ripp: You call that a fish slap?! You hit like a girl, Phi!

Ophelia: So do you!

Ripp: You'll pay for that remark!

Ophelia: Bring it on!




Ripp: It's easy to hit such a nice, round target!

Ophelia: Hey! Watch it!

Ripp: *thinking* Such a sweet, sweet target...




Ophelia: It's not THAT big!




Ripp: Nothing wrong with a little junk on the trunk, Phi. Nothing at all... *stares*

Ophelia: You're an April fool alright. Get your face out of there!

Ripp: This is my favourite day of the year. Fuckin' sweet...




Ophelia: You're in for it!

Ripp: Oh, that's right! Punish me.








Oh, and I almost forgot... the mod that turns your pillow fights into fish fights can be found here.


[identity profile] pixelcurious.livejournal.com 2008-04-02 12:15 am (UTC)(link)
Did you look at the picture? It's cute, dammit! :D

But they do sound frightening in the flesh. Or embedded in your flesh. The thing we caught was probably a toadfish. It was so long ago, I don't really remember what it looked like. But I remember how we caught it -- it latched onto some crab bait (a slightly rotten chicken neck) and didn't want to let go, even when we lifted it above the surface. Tenacious little bugger! And it looked like it belonged on the bottom of the ocean floor, with some luminescent dangly thing hanging over its massive jaws. Cute.

*beans you with a bream*

[identity profile] madame-ugly.livejournal.com 2008-04-02 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
I know I've mentioned it before.

I have eaten deep fried groundhog (prepared by my VERY hillbilly gma--the lone gparent survivor, by the way)

[identity profile] madame-ugly.livejournal.com 2008-04-02 01:07 am (UTC)(link)
That's just nasty.
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[identity profile] strange-tomato.livejournal.com 2008-04-02 01:42 am (UTC)(link)
It is pretty nasty. But when you have a beach full of capelin (they sometimes roll up onto the shore, leaving hundreds of dead ones on the beach), you can expect children to think of creative ways to use them.

I always preferred to just wade out into the (freezing cold) water and feel them around my feet. It was so weird when there were that many fish in one place.

[identity profile] indigoleo.livejournal.com 2008-04-02 02:00 am (UTC)(link)
*bows*
Thank-you, thank-you.





Why am I suddenly craving a fish fry? :/

[identity profile] muslemura.livejournal.com 2008-04-02 05:22 am (UTC)(link)
*realizes April fool's day is over and goes off for a sponge bath*

:)

[identity profile] xel-squirgle-ox.livejournal.com 2008-04-03 11:06 am (UTC)(link)
Wish I had saw this sooner- I love it! I already find all the autonomous pillowfights in my game (almost everyone in my next generation of sims is really high in playful points) entertaining enough, but this would definitely make me rofl whenever I saw it!

By the way, it must have gotten buried in your friends list but the entry where Ripp gets "inspired" by the fishies is up.
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[identity profile] strange-tomato.livejournal.com 2008-04-03 11:36 am (UTC)(link)
It's a pretty great mod, but I don't think I'd be able to tolerate this in my game all of the time. It's fun to throw it in there from time to time for a laugh, though.

Oh, thanks for the heads-up! Sorry I missed it.

[identity profile] xel-squirgle-ox.livejournal.com 2008-04-04 01:48 am (UTC)(link)
Yeah, I'd probably get sick of it after a while too. You're welcome! :)

[identity profile] 80sfiend.livejournal.com 2008-04-05 05:26 am (UTC)(link)
LMAO. Oh that is just too good. :P

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