[–] GuB-42 3y ago ↗ The only thing I know is that most eels were imported from Hungary by hovercraft. It explains why sticks of eels were particularly expensive, and the reason why hovercrafts feature so prominently in English-Hungarian communication. [–] [deleted] 3y ago ↗ (comment deleted) [–] 1bent 3y ago ↗ Hence "my hovercraft is full of eels"? [–] rutthenut 3y ago ↗ As per https://youtu.be/k_Gn6a3WbYw?t=46 [–] dang 3y ago ↗ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34222248English as She Is Spoke (1884) [pdf] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34221879 - Jan 2023 (136 comments) [–] dredmorbius 3y ago ↗ And Oregon!<https://www.livescience.com/59801-hagfish-slime-composition....>
[–] 1bent 3y ago ↗ Hence "my hovercraft is full of eels"? [–] rutthenut 3y ago ↗ As per https://youtu.be/k_Gn6a3WbYw?t=46
[–] dang 3y ago ↗ https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34222248English as She Is Spoke (1884) [pdf] - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34221879 - Jan 2023 (136 comments)
[–] dredmorbius 3y ago ↗ And Oregon!<https://www.livescience.com/59801-hagfish-slime-composition....>
[–] pvg 3y ago ↗ Previous discussion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34284363 [–] dang 3y ago ↗ Apparently a later post in the same eel series!English Eel-Rents: 10th-17th Centuries - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34284363 - Jan 2023 (12 comments) [–] pvg 3y ago ↗ The Good Housekeeping Eel of Approval
[–] dang 3y ago ↗ Apparently a later post in the same eel series!English Eel-Rents: 10th-17th Centuries - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34284363 - Jan 2023 (12 comments) [–] pvg 3y ago ↗ The Good Housekeeping Eel of Approval
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[–] every 3y ago ↗ I follow the Surprised Eel Historian, PhD on Mastodon [1]. You want eels? He's got eels...[1] https://historians.social/@greenleejw
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English Eel-Rents: 10th-17th Centuries - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34284363 - Jan 2023 (12 comments)
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[1] https://historians.social/@greenleejw