Fish Discovered With Human Face Pattern

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Fish Discovered With Human Face Pattern

POSTED: 4:43 pm EST January 20, 2005
UPDATED: 5:34 pm EST January 20, 2005

A fish that has a pattern resembling a human face on its body was found in a pond in Chongju, South Korea, according to a Local 6 News report.

The news of a fish with a human face spread to South Korea through the Internet after a Japanese sports tabloid reported on the unusual fish.

A South Korean newspaper then carried an article about the fish in South Korea.

The fish is the result of artificial insemination between a carp and ayu sweetfish.


As the fish grew larger, the design on the fish reportedly changed to look more like the face of a human being.

http://www.local6.com/news/4112928/detail.html

Fish discovered with human face
From correspondents in London
January 14, 2005

IF you found this fish staring up at you from a pond, you might do a double take.


Evil eye ... this carp seemingly has a human face.


For the carp's face displays some extraordinarily human features.

Sinister eyes seem to peer out from the head and a broad nose tapers down to the mouth. But, in fact, the nose is just a marking on the carp's skin as are the "eyes" in front of its real eyes.

The features belong to two 19-year-old female carp in a pond in Chongju, Korea. And the patterns could make the pair very valuable.

Rare markings or colourings on fish are considered a good omen in many Asian countries, Professor Brendan McAndrew, of the Institute of Aquaculture at Stirling University, said.

"Those in the carp industry will


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[jdj]

1. Is it OBL?

[Radio_Lady]

2. It'll be sold on Ebay shortly...

... for $50,000. Then frozen, to revive when those things become routine. (LOL)

[central scrutinizer]

14. yes, it looks like the Virgin Mary to me

Fish goes well with grilled cheese sandwiches.

[WI_DEM]

3. So that is Bush's love child!!

[Kelvin Mace]

4. Next up for bid on EBay

The taste of Republican butt does not improve with age.

"The NeoCons can't be bargained with. They can't be reasoned with. They do not feel pity, or remorse, or fear. And they absolutely will not stop, ever, until you are dead.

[Radio_Lady]

5. Looks more like my ex-husband... on drugs...

[indigobusiness]

6. Sorta looks like Limbaugh

crossed with O'Reilly.

[Cyrano]

7. Bad post. Fundies will find the face of Jesus in there somewhere..

On the other hand, they'll probably damn you to hell for calling the Big J a fish.

[jean]

8. "I Know The Human Being And Fish Can Coexist Peacefully." GWBushism

[Gusto md]

9. Different pic here.....

Australian news article from the 14th with a better picture.....

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,11936358%255E13762,00.html

Kind of spooky!

[arcane1]

10. hey that looks like the virgin Mary!!

:silly:

[Yavin4]

11. Looks Like Troy McClure Has Been A Naughty Boy Again

The Simpsons fans are laughing.

[Megahurtz]

12. Weird,

government experiment gone amok?:+

[whistle]

13. I see the makings of a budding industry here, Fish-Face Kiosks

...at all of the malls in the country, where instead of putting your favorite rock star on a tee-shirt, you can now buy a three foot carp with Mick Jagger's face!

[Old Mouse]

15. A fish with a human face

is the Japanese equivalent of a Bigfoot sighting. Urban legend that goes back centuries. Does Korea have the same legend?

Looks like more like an Asian dragon than a man, IMHO...

[nadinbrzezinski]

16. now in all seriuosness

somebody will see a miracle here, and this exist in both Eastern and Western religions, so get out your popcorn, I am sure a fundie will see this as a sign of the last days.

[CoffeeCat]

17. I think it looks like a grilled cheese sandwich! (n/t)

[Whoa_Nelly]

18. S/he is soooo cute!

I want one!

[Anakin Skywalker]

19. Eww...SCARY!

Too weird. Too sci-fi.

[prole_for_peace]

20. Evolution...if the fish looks like a human

maybe if it is caught no one will want to eat it (cannibalism) and will throw it back.

[soleft]

21. I was wondering what happened to Don Knotts

[karlrschneider]

22. WOAH...what a WEIRD concidence...when I clicked up the thread,

the picture from the OP popped up at same exact second that it appeared on the TV (local news)...kinda freaky...
:D

[Lisa]

23. okay, 'fess up -- who else thought of Monty Python ...

And the fish in "The Meaning of Life"?

[Nihil]

24. (Hand timidly rising)

I thought someone had taken a frame and photoshopped it back to
black & white ...

Just goes to show that Nature can be weirder than the Pythons ... wow!

[semillama]

25. "Morning!"

totally my first thought.

[Dead_Parrot]

28. Hmmm... n/t

[Beetwasher]

26. Hey! That's No Fish! That's My Wife!

and her name is Blinky! She's been missing for weeks. Stop making fun of her! She's very sensitive about her fins!

[Cicero]

27. OK, that Mr. Garrison sure gets around...

First, its with Cartman's pot-bellied pig Fluffy, now with fish?

"He's just confused."

Later,

[sakabatou]

29. Creepy...