Germany's legendary dog-eating catfish found dead

Sydney Morning Herald ^ | July 26 2003 | Reuters

[knighthawk]

Ping

[Dog Gone]

Kuno became a local celebrity in 2001 when he sprang from the waters of the Volksgarten park lake to swallow a Dachshund puppy whole. He evaded repeated attempts to capture him.

That's because they refused to bait their hooks with Dachshund puppies.

[spoiler2]

"Several fishermen identified the carcass as Kuno, but doubts linger."

Perhaps a little mortician's wax and some makeup will help the doubters remember him!

[b4its2late]

The fish probably died from mercury poisoning he got from eating the dog......

[ClearCase_guy]

"That's not the Kuno we know," said Leon Cornelius

Look, we need photographs to convince the people that the Evil One is dead. That may offend some sensibilities, but it is the only way that dog-lovers can rest easy and be sure that the reign of terror is over.

Low water levels and a summer heat wave probably killed the catfish

Yes. That, and the TOW missile.

[dirtboy]

France has bigger catfish that eat standard poodles:

[ffusco]

Holy Carp!

[Lijahsbubbe]

That's not the Kuno we know

He let his whiskers grow to avoid capture.....

[Eric in the Ozarks]

We've got spoonbill catfish bigger'n that here in the Lake of the Ozarks.

[TomB]

A møøse ate my pøødle ønce.

[knighthawk]

That's one huge fish!

[MotleyGirl70]

OMG! That's actually gross. ICK!

[dirtboy]

That one was listed at 210 CM and over 100 lbs.

[The Radical Capitalist]

From a previous post of mine re:catfish --

Catfish are the vermin of the deep. They're bottom-dwelling, offal-eating, trash fish with all the fight of my grandma on Thorazine. Even their whiskers give me the creeps - fleshy protuberances that look like something a dermatologist would burn off with an electric cauterizing knife and send to the lab for biopsy. No matter how you bake or batter them, their oily flesh has the gristle consistency somewhere between a boiled owl and your dad's sidewalls. A day without catfish is like a day without stomach cramps.

[baseballfanjm]

Woah! That'll make a few good meals!

[jriemer]

Did it plump when they cooked it?

[VadeRetro]

Good tagline! (Not a bad catfish, either!)

[AppyPappy]

That's cuz you ain't fixin 'em right

[ErnBatavia]

I remember that! Just as funny the second time around.