Posted on 03/20/2025 6:45:16 AM PDT by Red Badger
Even in today's cynical world, real heartwarming underdog stories can still happen. That's what happened to a once-maligned fish that has now won a prestigious award.
The blobfish, which had previously been named the "World's Ugliest Animal" has staged a comeback of epic proportions and officially won a vote for New Zealand's "Fish of the Year."
According to The New York Post, the inspiring sea creature beat out all opponents by a wide margin to stand tall.
The decidedly unattractive creature dominated the competition in the contest run by Mountains to Sea Conservation Trust, claiming the title with 1,286 votes after polls closed Sunday.
Living in the crushing depths off the coasts of New Zealand and Australia, the blobfish's blobby charm — sans swim bladder or muscles — won over voters, edging out the orange roughy by 300 votes.
Let this be a lesson to kids everywhere: It's never too late to turn your life around.
Even if you're ugly.
Perfect. Look like brothers! (the fish is the better looking of the two....) And it’s probably not a liar.
The first time I saw Walz my first thought was Rodney Dangerfield’s timeless quote “The last time I saw a mouth like that, it had a hook in it.”
Nah, that’s George Soros.
Reminds me of the ugly dog competition - often won by a hairless Chinese crested:
Even the TOENAILS ARE UGLY!
PERFECT NAME! What is it good for? Certainly not edible.
You never know. When I worked in China almost 50 years ago, we were served what the Chinese thought was a delicacy -- "Sea Cucumber." To make it somewhat edible, the Chinese cooks scored the meat in a crosshatch pattern. It was so tough that we foreign workers called it "Goodyear."
The guys at the job site would always ask the new arrivals: "How was your welcoming banquet? Did they serve you Goodyear?" And, as soon as we became old-timers (it only took a couple of weeks), we would all laugh uproariously.
Based on this photo of sea cucumber in its native habitat, we could have given it a different nickname. I've seen swimming pools cleared out and drained for far less than that...
BRAVE AI:
Blobfish Edible?
Yes, blobfish can be eaten and some people find it to be tasty. According to Alex Stollznow, who works at the Sydney Fish Markets, he tried eating a blobfish and found it to be rich and sweet, similar to butter-poached lobster tail.
However, blobfish are extremely rare and not commonly found in markets, making them unlikely to appear on restaurant menus.
The flesh of the blobfish is gelatinous and slightly less dense than water, which allows it to float without expending energy on swimming.
Blobfish lack a swim bladder and have minimal muscle, which is not considered a disadvantage as their main food source consists of edible matter that floats into their mouths, such as deep-sea crustaceans.
BRAVE AI:
Blobfish Edible?
Yes, blobfish can be eaten and some people find it to be tasty. According to Alex Stollznow, who works at the Sydney Fish Markets, he tried eating a blobfish and found it to be rich and sweet, similar to butter-poached lobster tail.
However, blobfish are extremely rare and not commonly found in markets, making them unlikely to appear on restaurant menus.
The flesh of the blobfish is gelatinous and slightly less dense than water, which allows it to float without expending energy on swimming.
Blobfish lack a swim bladder and have minimal muscle, which is not considered a disadvantage as their main food source consists of edible matter that floats into their mouths, such as deep-sea crustaceans.
“rich and sweet, similar to butter-poached lobster tail...yet gelatinous and lacking muscle.”
Yum!
LOL!
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