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Michelle Pahl's avatar

I love this piece. Having worked a lot covering salmon recovery in the NW, I could really “see” your story. Your father-in-law plunging his hand into the bucket was may favorite bit.

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Wil Reidie's avatar

Thanks, Michelle. That salmon recovery sounds fascinating.

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Catherine's avatar

I thought it was going to be some sort of Finnish tradition where the pike are first clothed and then made to perform in a macabre puppet show. In a sauna.

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Wil Reidie's avatar

All traditions start somewhere buddy.

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FfsBoise's avatar

My first thought was, why was a pike wearing cowboy boots? ;-)

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Wil Reidie's avatar

English is a really messy language, right?

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