Talk:Jewfish
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There's currently a discussion about this article on WP:RD — Sebastian (talk) 18:10, August 3, 2005 (UTC)
As a Jew I was proud to have a fish this powerful, derived from a microscopic egg, hatched to become a mighty survivor in such a hostile environment. Then some genius (anus) comes along and names us after the enemy that David slew with a sling shot. David slew Goliath, so in honor of the Jews bring back the Jewfish and pass a law that says you can take one Jewfish a day with a $2.00 stamp like the Snook license in Florida. Maybe we could have one on and one year off if the Jewfish is threatened again.
Where did the association with Jews come from? Bastie 10:59, 11 November 2005 (UTC)
It's called the jewfish because jews could eat it. [1]
[edit] odd article
Is this a disambiugation article? If so, it needs a disambig tag. If not, it needs some categories. -- Mikeblas 23:27, 19 January 2006 (UTC)
- It's not really a disambiguation, because some references to the name may be inherently vague, can't be refined to a more specific article. Sardine is similar in nature. I've considered creating a new category of "fish names" for common names that do not identify any particular taxon. Stan 03:22, 20 January 2006 (UTC)
- It's not a traditional disambig, yes, but it disambiguates nometheless. "Sardine" refers to fish that are at least for the largest part closely related. "Jewfish" (why the name? Are these particularly popular as kosher food?) refers to a lot of unrelated species.
- It might be treated similar to what we did ar Warbler.
- I would consider this article to go into a subgroup of diusambiguations; "taxon disambiguations" one might say. These cannot 100% follow disambig rules but need to apply a bit of own peculiar style. See also the first section at Jasmine (disambiguation), or Crested Caracara (how to handle a taxonomic split invalidating a common name). Dysmorodrepanis (talk) 09:05, 21 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Name as offensive
I've commented out the comment about the AFS renaming of this fish. The reference link did not work, and I found nothing on their site to indicate that they were giving "official" names to fish at all. Based on the link above the name has been around since the 17th century. Eclecticology 21:48, 8 February 2007 (UTC)
