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RushIsRot

(4,016 posts) Sun Oct 20, 2013, 10:59 AM Oct 2013

Why do we say Tuna Fish? Is there a Tuna Beef? Tuna Chicken? Tuna Pork? [View all]

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Why do we say Tuna Fish? Is there a Tuna Beef? Tuna Chicken? Tuna Pork? [View all] RushIsRot Oct 2013 OP

Tuna Casserole In_The_Wind Oct 2013 #1

Tuna salad pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #5

To distinguish it from the old Jefferson Airplane spinoff: Smarmie Doofus Oct 2013 #2

To distinguish it from a piano of course, because as we all know... bluesbassman Oct 2013 #11

I tried to tune one to the key of Sea...but just got it all pissed off at me. BlueJazz Oct 2013 #17

Marketing. Chan790 Oct 2013 #3

Right now I have A Simple Game Oct 2013 #4

Perhaps it is a regional distinction, but I have almost always heard "fish" RushIsRot Oct 2013 #6

Two more... pipi_k Oct 2013 #7

Obviously required by the Department of Redundant Redundancies. RushIsRot Oct 2013 #8

I thought it was the Department of Redundancy Department... Wounded Bear Oct 2013 #15

Here's another: RPMs bluesbassman Oct 2013 #12

How about this: Marie Marie Oct 2013 #24

How about a "hot water heater"? Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #35

It should actually be mockmonkey Oct 2013 #9

Dolphins are mammals. RushIsRot Oct 2013 #10

The net doesn't care! n/t mockmonkey Oct 2013 #14

A camel is always a mammal.... Wounded Bear Oct 2013 #16

Showing my advanced age: I'd walk a mile for a Camel. RushIsRot Oct 2013 #19

The guy in those Camel commercials had pretty lousy shoes Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #36

I think it is just a holdover from the German DFW Oct 2013 #13

Tune a piano. n/t retread Oct 2013 #18

You'd have to shell out to the tuna $250,000 for a Rolls Royce. nt pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #26

Then you would have sole ownership. n/t retread Oct 2013 #30

Me and my loan shark pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #40

If you work for scale. retread Oct 2013 #44

I cod do that, though I'd like to Mako even Moray pinboy3niner Oct 2013 #45

I know! What's the deal with that? Arugula Latte Oct 2013 #20

When say "Tuna Fish" around the house when discussions are becoming too heated. Solly Mack Oct 2013 #21

We also always say, "cod fish". Graybeard Oct 2013 #22

You beat me to it n/t UTUSN Oct 2013 #23

well that could be azurnoir Oct 2013 #25

Because Mary Poppins used the term? Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #37

It's always a good idea to identify a Blow Fish by it's full name. Just saying "Blow"... bluesbassman Oct 2013 #27

I wonder why we don't say: Demoiselle Oct 2013 #28

There is actually the term "beef cow" Art_from_Ark Oct 2013 #38

You're right, of course. But it doesn't show up in the meat case at the supermarket. Demoiselle Oct 2013 #43

Tuna fish is the chicken of the sea. alarimer Oct 2013 #29

Yeah. Ya can tuna piano. But how do ya tuna fish? Huh? struggle4progress Oct 2013 #31

you can't tuna fish! warrprayer Oct 2013 #32

Well, that's what I say next time I'm not and somebody sez "Water ya waitin for?" struggle4progress Oct 2013 #33

lulz n/t warrprayer Oct 2013 #34

Like this ... JustABozoOnThisBus Oct 2013 #41

Why do people say "chai tea"? Or "ATM machine"? kentauros Oct 2013 #39

I always associated it with the German word "Thunfische" Recursion Oct 2013 #42