Martin Skidmore: Urban Fisherman

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PinkMoosePearl: My work secret santa pressie this year was a fishing diary and fish-shaped keyring. I have zero interest in fishing, and cannot conceive of how I could have ever given anyone any other impression.
-- Martin Skidmore

DeXness: That was hilarious.
PinkMoosePearl: we need to send martin fishing acessories
DeXness: Martin needs WADERS!
PinkMoosePearl: and a hat
PinkMoosePearl: one of those hats that brad pitt wheres in a river runs through it
DeXness: And a vest with lures stuck to it.
PinkMoosePearl: yes
PinkMoosePearl: and he would go arround london
PinkMoosePearl: on the tube and to the pub
DeXness: "Martin Skidmore: Urban Fisherman"
PinkMoosePearl: THREAD

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 27 December 2002 21:06 (twenty-two years ago)

martin come out of the closet and learn to love the fish

― anthony easton (anthony), Friday, 27 December 2002 21:07 (twenty-two years ago)

He roams the land
With rod in hand
Martin Skidmore: URBAN FISHERMAN

(cue bassoon solo)

― Dan Perry (Dan Perry), Friday, 27 December 2002 21:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I could just seeing that being a show, especially since Jamie Oliver can get one!

― Nicole (Nicole), Friday, 27 December 2002 21:11 (twenty-two years ago)

So, Martin, tell me all you know about mackerel.

― C J (C J), Friday, 27 December 2002 21:18 (twenty-two years ago)

Well, it sounds like a Scottish name...

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 27 December 2002 21:29 (twenty-two years ago)

Did you know that there is a fish called the King Of The Herrings? No, really.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 27 December 2002 21:30 (twenty-two years ago)

You made that up! It sounds suspiciously like Lord of the Rings!

― C J (C J), Friday, 27 December 2002 21:39 (twenty-two years ago)

Fishes Of The World by Allan Cooper, pp96-97: "The giant of the Allotriognathi is the Oar-Fish or 'king-of-the-herrings', Regalesus glesne. This is more often stranded than captured, probably on account of its size, for it may grow to 20 feet or more. It seems to be a very rare fish, and presumably it is common only in the relatively unfished depths of the sea."

There's a picture too. It doesn't look much like a herring at all. More like an eel with a long, shallow dorsal fin turning into a bunch of elongated spines above its head, looking rather like a crown.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 27 December 2002 21:56 (twenty-two years ago)

I will have nightmares now

― C J (C J), Friday, 27 December 2002 21:59 (twenty-two years ago)

at first i read that as "Fishes of the World" by Alice Cooper, and it reminded me of "Fishes of the Danube and Rhein" a ladybird published book by DJ Red Alert & Mike Slammer

― gareth (gareth), Friday, 27 December 2002 22:01 (twenty-two years ago)

i think that came out right before "Fishes in Effect"

― gareth (gareth), Friday, 27 December 2002 22:02 (twenty-two years ago)

I think the king-of-the-herrings is particularly rare in the Oxford area, CJ.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 27 December 2002 22:03 (twenty-two years ago)

It will be revealed in Return of the King that the King of Herrings was Boromir's secret lovah.

― Nicole (Nicole), Friday, 27 December 2002 22:03 (twenty-two years ago)

I like the way I could start a thread on, say, the man I regard as the greatest sculptor ever, Bernini, and get like three or four replies, but 'Martin Skidmore: Urban Fisherman' gets into double figures in under an hour. Hooray!

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 27 December 2002 22:09 (twenty-two years ago)

I love Bernini! Was there really a Bernini thread or is this hypothetical?

― Nicole (Nicole), Friday, 27 December 2002 22:10 (twenty-two years ago)

Hypothetical. The example came from talking about him on AIM to Anthony earlier - Anthony had a thread recently suggesting that his art threads only get three answers.

― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Friday, 27 December 2002 22:48 (twenty-two years ago)

Why does everyone hate Jamie Oliver? He doesn't seem so bad, though I don't know anything about him.

― Ally (mlescaut), Saturday, 28 December 2002 08:52 (twenty-two years ago)

ally, you know how you dont like damon albarn? well, its something similar

― gareth (gareth), Saturday, 28 December 2002 10:55 (twenty-two years ago)

volendam fishermansdaughter seeks urban fisherman

http://members.tripod.com/roepstem/volendam1.jpg

― erik, Saturday, 28 December 2002 11:28 (twenty-two years ago)

Have you ever tried Urban Fishing?This little-known sport is enjoyed by myself and my accomplices on a regular basis,and is far more entertaining than its water-based counterpart.
You need the following:fishing rod,reel,strong fishing line,medium hook,five pound note.
Next,choose your location carefully.My favorite spots are usually frequented by the local inhabitants of cider-space(you know the types,every urban shopping centre or high street has them).
The method is simple.From a suitable vantage point,and at a reasonable distance,bait your hook with the fiver and then cast out in the direction of where your target winos are enjoying their umpteenth can of Special Brew.A good cast will land the note right in front of the fermentally-challenged brew crew,and a few twitches on the line should attract their attention.Their instant reaction will be to grab at the fiver,for it equates into another four cans of Special Brew,or maybe even a bumper sized bottle of White Lightning....for free!Now you start the reeling-in process,ensuring that you keep the fiver at just the right distance from its pursuers.This should give you and your mates(and any other members of the public who may be watching)a bloody good laugh,and may even warrant a trip to the local constabulary if you manage to hook a particularly fiesty specimen!

COMING SOON.....URBAN GOLF!

― Eugene Speed (Eugene Speed), Saturday, 28 December 2002 17:01 (twenty-two years ago)

Lesson for today, children? Learn to love the fish, and you too can become an icon;>

Somehow, I picture urban fishing with a rod, a reel and gummy worms for bait.....

― Nichole Graham (Nichole Graham), Saturday, 28 December 2002 20:45 (twenty-two years ago)

one year passes...

Hahaha! I would like to see Martin in UK Garage stylee high-end leisurewear, carrying a bait box around central London.

― Liz :x (Liz :x), Thursday, 9 September 2004 13:56 (twenty-one years ago)

My neighbour is an urban fisherman, who reads Bait magazines.

― the chimefox, Thursday, 9 September 2004 14:10 (twenty-one years ago)

me too

― Porkpie (porkpie), Thursday, 9 September 2004 14:17 (twenty-one years ago)

I read the title of this thread as Uber Fisherman.

― 57 7th (calstars), Thursday, 9 September 2004 19:17 (twenty-one years ago)

So how does all of this relate to Martin's expressed desire to be Reverse-Aquaman?

― Huk-L, Thursday, 9 September 2004 19:22 (twenty-one years ago)

Reverse-Aquaman: water breathes you and marine life can telepathically summon you to do its bidding?

― Dan Perry '08 (Dan Perry), Thursday, 9 September 2004 19:27 (twenty-one years ago)

I believe the agreed-upon ILComics definition was: can't swim and eats fishsticks.

― Huk-L, Thursday, 9 September 2004 19:28 (twenty-one years ago)

Best Evil or Ambiguous Counterparts

― Huk-L, Thursday, 9 September 2004 19:30 (twenty-one years ago)

He's the Urban Fisherman, baby, he's got lures,
Everything to get the girls.
He's the Urban Fisherman, baby, he can fly,
He's a A-River-Runs-Through-It hat kinda guy.

― jocelyn (Jocelyn), Thursday, 9 September 2004 20:14 (twenty-one years ago)

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