Seems fishy to me

The parents just replaced it when no one was looking.

/DRTFA

Words that are misused:

1. Miracle

2. Hero

3. Literally

Praise Cod

Goldfish suck. Get a betta.

Well it was obviously a coelacanth, not a goldfish...

It really was a Christmas mackerel

Goldfish owner: OMG the fish has been out of the bowl for 13 hours!
Someone else: No way that's crazy what are you going to do?
Goldfish owner: I AM CALLING THE NEWSPAPER WITH BOTH PHONES

I bet that owner was whistling a happy tuna

Argh, I krill myself with bad puns

I guess I will go back to my perch and wait for others to flounder on their own

Approves.

but it happened in europe and they use metric hours. how long was it in real hours?

wild9: I guess I will go back to my perch and wait for others to flounder on their own

Your puns are making me eel.

Well, puns are the bass of all humour

Its crying, bleeding, lying on the floor
So you lay down on it and you do it some more

Talking goldfish?

I had a suicidal goldfish, once. When we found the empty bowl, we figured the cat got it, but a few months later we found the mummified remains under the sofa.

FTA: "After finding the empty bowl at 7am in the morning, Mrs Woodward had a look for Ginger, but her search proved fruitless."

Really? 7am is in the morning?

7am? Well I think we can eliminate the possibility that she has a fark account.

We had one swim up the air tube while we were at work, against the water flow, jammed itself in there and croaked. The long bodied goldfish and koi get pretty hyper. Ours will start racing around the tank and jump high enough to rattle the tank hood doors.

And we only have one human's account of the "Miracle".

Gee. No suspension of disbelief required here.

// Not that land-walking lungfish are a rarity in this world.

Made me think of this.

Rupert the Grouper

Now if this was April 1st I could see this story being in the paper.
How easy was it for her to make up this story and get in the paper..and now on fark?

Impressive.

His schoolmate is pleased...



Mind you, he probably stepped out just for the halibut...

/Ducks flying rotten tomatoes..
//Carp Diem! (Size the fish)

Gridlock: And we only have one human's account of the "Miracle".

Gee. No suspension of disbelief required here.

// Not that land-walking lungfish are a rarity in this world.

It is possible, depending on the humidity. Still a long ass time, but I can see it happening.

had the exact same thing happen when I was a kid. The poor thing must have been out of the bowl for over 12 hours.

Threw it back in, began swimming around hours later.

wild9: Argh, I krill myself with bad puns

Cut it out! Nobody's buying the koi act.

Guess those "How to Evolve and Grow Lungs" evolution lessons he'd been taking on the sly really came in handy...

What gets me is that TFA stated that "...goldfish jump when they need more O₂..." and that the fish "...had been jumping for quite a while."

(Insert FACEPALM here)

Ya think maybe that they could have DONE something about this...say, change the water, or maybe put a plant in it in order to raise the O₂ level?


Pet critters really do communicate their needs in one fashion or another...sometimes it's a good idea to pay attention to what they're doing. Frequently they've got a reason.

/ glad the little guy survived...

"A goldfish left a Lincoln log in me sock drawer! That's the story of Jesus."

Normally when a goldfish jumps out of a bowl, it's because the chemical balance of the water is off, or a spike/drop in temperature has occurred. I hope she checks her water, or the fish will more than likely be back on the floor in the near future.

/i have to be at the aquarium in 26 minutes.

Suicides always go up around Christmas.

I had a water frog that was too adventurous. He pulled this stunt a few times, until we found him in a dusty corner of a closet in the basement. It was a little too much for him.

The other one lived for about 15 years I think. It became a little much.

The kind of goldfish I would expect to find under my cupboard.

Goldfish are two or three cells away from a rock.

What kind of sick bastard sees his fish get out of the bowl and then just grabs a stop watch?

DNRTFA

Not impressed

syzygy whizz: Guess those "How to Evolve and Grow Lungs" evolution lessons he'd been taking on the sly really came in handy...

What gets me is that TFA stated that "...goldfish jump when they need more O2..." and that the fish "...had been jumping for quite a while."

(Insert FACEPALM here)

Ya think maybe that they could have DONE something about this...say, change the water, or maybe put a plant in it in order to raise the O2 level?


Pet critters really do communicate their needs in one fashion or another...sometimes it's a good idea to pay attention to what they're doing. Frequently they've got a reason.

/ glad the little guy survived...

Came in to say this.

Properly cared for, goldfish should NEVER be kept in a bowl. Minimum 40 gallon aquarium for a couple of them, or even better, if possible, a pond.