Posted on 11/28/2016 7:59:28 AM PST by dayglored
A Japanese amusement park faced a deluge of criticism after opening an ice skating rink featuring thousands of dead fish suspended in ice.
Space World, in the southwestern city of Kitakyushu, closed the aquarium-themed skating rink on Nov. 17 after an online campaign called the attraction, “immoral,” “cruel” and “disrespectful of life,” reports the Guardian.
The outcry began after a local TV report on the rink, which featured about 5,000 dead mackerel and other fish embedded in ice. Some of the frozen fish were positioned to spell out “hello,” while others formed arrows to guide skaters in the correct direction around the rink.
According to the newspaper Asahi Shimbun, Space World wanted visitors to “have a sense of sliding on the sea.” The amusement park’s website touted the rink as the first attraction of its kind in the world.
In the face of mounting criticism, officials told Asahi Shimbun that the fish were already dead before they embedded them into the ice. “Misunderstanding spread on the Internet that the fish were frozen alive, but that was not the case. We should have explained more.”
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Mrs. Paul’s 100% real fish...we were maybe expecting fake fish?
Would it be better if they’d been pushed out of windows?
I lived in Minnesota by Bassett creek (Golden Valley by Minneapolis). One year many minnows were frozen in the ice. I tried to thaw them out to revive them. It did not work : )
Some ideas look better on paper.
Mmm...frozen fish.
Do you mean like “Oculolinctus”, aka “worming”, as a means of sexual arousal?
(eyeball licking)
It’s a message they used to use in the old country.
It means, “Luca Brazzi skates with the fishes”.
I have good news and bad news....
What’s the good news?
I found Nemo.
What’s the bad news?
He was at the ice skating rink.
The girl is the only one who isn’t a COKEHEAD!
How does anyone know they are dead? Thaw -em out and see if they swim!
Are they sure the fish did not spell out “HELP”?
I don't use GEICO either. I'm dealing with a claim right now. When I came out of the market A FULL WEEK AGO some lady had smashed my right front fender backing out of her driveway.
She DID leave a note, apologizing and with her "info." She had to WORK at hitting me as I was five feet from the BEGINNING of her driveway. Methinks she is a woman in her 70's or 80's.
It probably gives you a clue as to the sexual proclivities of some of the men who use the services of prostitutes.
The fish are flashed in hot water to get rid of any bacteria, then flashed in cold water before serving.
Ten ways to say YUMMERS in Japanese...Japanese-u! Lol.
Oishii (美味しい)
Umai (うまい)
Maiu (まいう～)
Bimi (美味)
Zeppin desu ne! (絶品ですね)
Aji (味)
Hoppe ga ochiru (ほっぺが落ちる)
Saiko (最高)
Siawase (幸せ)
Geez.
Cool! (How many were lost to snacks in between?) :-)
I hate to da this. It is fish....SUSHI FOR EVERYBODY!
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