The Political Satire/Meme Thread

[Joey D]

Just out of idle curiosity, what other kind of tuna may Americans be referring to in order that they always specify this?

See also: "dodo bird".

"Tuna fish" for Americans means the stuff in a can and is specifically albacore. Part of it is branding and part of it is linguistic thanks to the Spanish word "tuna" which is a prickly pear. If you go to a seafood restaurant and order "tuna" it's going to be served to you as a piece of the filet, or as we call it "a tuna steak," not the mushy stuff from a can. In a sushi restaurant, you can order a "tuna roll" or "tuna sashimi." Weirdly enough the "fish" is also dropped when combined with other words. So you wouldn't order a "tuna fish salad", but rather just a "tuna salad". This doesn't translate to the sandwich though since that's a "tuna fish sandwich" however some sandwich shops have a "tuna salad sandwich" which does drop the "fish".

Some people also do this with "cod" and call it "cod fish." I don't personally do it, but it's common enough that it's not jarring when I hear someone say it.

 

[Famine]

If you go to a seafood restaurant and order "tuna" it's going to be served to you as a piece of the filet, or as we call it "a tuna steak," not the mushy stuff from a can.

If you order canned tuna at a seafood restaurant you're liable to be shot with a speargun. Also tuna steak is still fish.

Every time I see/hear/read "dodo bird" I want to Falling Down the lot of you.

 

[Liquid]

Just out of idle curiosity, what other kind of tuna may Americans be referring to?

A piano tuna.

 

[Blitz24]

If you order canned tuna at a seafood restaurant you're liable to be shot with a speargun. Also tuna steak is still fish.

Every time I see/hear/read "dodo bird" I want to Falling Down the lot of you.

And now you wonder why I do not go to a restaurant with you.

Then again, we also refer to tinned fish as sardines (which they aren't).

 

[TexRex]

Every time I see/hear/read "dodo bird" I want to Falling Down the lot of you.

D-FENS

 

[UKMikey]

I made the mistake of trying to "research" the answer online but all I came up with after a whole thirty or forty seconds of "research" was this online "article" on things Americans do that no-one else does which left me none the wiser. I did discover however that in countries like Europe, they apparently don't even have football and nobody says "ma'am". It's literally right there in the article, so to speak. Our late Queen would not have been amused...

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Tuna fish as opposed to chicken of the sea tuna

 

[UKMikey]

Tuna fish as opposed to chicken of the sea tuna

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Chicken Of The Sea isn't fish? According to the logo it's made from people. Or bumblebees. Better stick to Starkist.

 

[TexRex]

Tuna fish as opposed to chicken of the sea tuna

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Cat food.

 

[UKMikey]

To be fair to the dodo bird crowd, I've heard people over here say things like PIN number, HIV virus and ATM machine. It's like something out of DC Comics.

 

[TexRex]

 

[UKMikey]

Sounds like "the NYT" has adopted our Daily Mail's practice of following Betteridge's law to the letter. Needs to be preceded with "Why, oh why..." though.

 

[Joey D]

Chicken Of The Sea isn't fish? According to the logo it's made from people. Or bumblebees. Better stick to Starkist.

Fun fact, Jessica Simpson wondered if Chicken of the Sea was chicken or tuna (fish).

Really, I assume it's mostly dolphin since they specifically put "dolphin-safe" on the can. That's precisely what someone trying to sell canned dolphins would do if they wanted to disguise the fact that they're selling canned dolphins. And I mean dolphin like the bottlenose kind, not a dorado/Mahi-Mahi, which is also called a dolphin fish.

 

[UKMikey]

Fun fact, Jessica Simpson wondered if Chicken of the Sea was chicken or tuna (fish).

I never saw that episode. When did they get a fourth kid?

Spoiler: I know

Spoiler: I know

 

[TexRex]

Really, I assume it's mostly dolphin since they specifically put "dolphin-safe" on the can. That's precisely what someone trying to sell canned dolphins would do if they wanted to disguise the fact that they're selling canned dolphins.

It's safe from dolphins, which is to say that dolphins won't eat it. Since dolphins eat all manner of fish--even tuna if it's small enough--the crap in the cans may not be fish at all.

My daughter used to ask for tuna salad from time to time and I had to fight the urge to gag while preparing it.

I love actual tuna, though.

 

[TexRex]

lol. lmao.

 

[UKMikey]

Aha, so it was okay when the (other) idiot cartoonist was supposed to be defaming liberals...?

Not surprised to hear he is another guy who thinks vox pop vox dei is a legal take.

I am surprised Garrison can draw a cartoon without labelling everything, though.

 

[TexRex]

Aha, so it was okay when the (other) idiot cartoonist was supposed to be defaming liberals...?

Obviously the Dil-do is a special bitch. His culture war is righteous, his grievances are justified and his defamation claims are actionable.

 

[Populuxe]

 

[UKMikey]

Finally, Santos is getting the recognition he deserves...

 

[TexRex]

Edit:

 

[Blitz24]

Names, what are they good for?

 

[UKMikey]

Is "George Santos" even his real name?!

 

[Joey D]

Is "George Santos" even his real name?!

In Brazil, he goes by Delio da Camara da Costa Alemao when shopping with checks. Or at least that's who he claims he is anyway.

 

[TexRex]

Can we be sure George Santos isn't actually three kids in a trench coat?

 

[ROAD_DOGG33J]

Per patch.com

Some people call him George, some Anthony, and others liar.

 

[Populuxe]

Not any more!

Romanian authorities seize Andrew Tate’s car collection as investigation continues

Online misogynist boasted about his cars in a tweet to Greta Thunberg that earned a viral rebuke

www.independent.co.uk

 

[UKMikey]

Edit:

Revised version by @pcork:

 

[UKMikey]

 

[UKMikey]