Flushing Fishy

Why is it that when a fish dies we flush it down the toilet but with every other animal we bury it?

Easier to dispose of the dead body by flushing it.

it works good for humans too

Originally posted by dave_kodak
it works good for humans too

Only with fetus's.

Originally posted by Röland
Only with fetus's.

Just like my mouth.

Right, so it's because they're small.

But here's the thing. My nephew has a gerbil. When it dies, should we flush it too?

Originally posted by Shika
Right, so it's because they're small.

But here's the thing. My nephew has a gerbil. When it dies, should we flush it too?

Sure, why not? haermm

I think people flush fish because it seems pointless to dig a hole for a fish. For small rodents/gerbils/vermin it would be better to either bury it or wrap it up and throw it away.

Originally posted by Shika
But here's the thing. My nephew has a gerbil. When it dies, should we flush it too?

Ah, those. I usually go outside and fling them toward any direction that's not my house. Let the sun and society deal with it.

Originally posted by Shika
Right, so it's because they're small.

But here's the thing. My nephew has a gerbil. When it dies, should we flush it too?

Originally posted by Röland
Sure, why not? haermm

I think people flush fish because it seems pointless to dig a hole for a fish. For small rodents/gerbils/vermin it would be better to either bury it or wrap it up and throw it away.

Funny I think it was the Native Americans that taught the Pilgrims that the protein from a decomposing fish works as a fertilizer for certain crops (such as corn) that increases their yield. I dunno, maybe when we began growing complacent with expensive chemicals rather than free natural stuff that we said "hey, just flush the poor b*******." ermm

I've always wanted to flush a porcupine. The noise it would make would be horrendous. Al scratchin' the inside of the bowl and shit! Yeah!

Maybe I will flush it 😄

Have a plunger near by.

Does everyone flush fishes? ermm

I burried my fishy by the coast ✅

Originally posted by Shika

But here's the thing. My nephew has a gerbil. When it dies, should we flush it too?

Well, that depends on how friggin' big it gets, don't it? Heh heh. Wink wink. Nudge nudge. 😐

Anyway, the whole fish-down-the-toilet thing might be symbolic. You know. The fish lives in the water, so you mind as well let it rest eternally in the water.

Never thought like that shock

I hope my fishy is not misserable oh

Bury it in a matchbox.

Haha, this reminds of when I had a gerbil, and it was dying, but it took him too long, and I couldn't stand seeing him in such misery so I wrapped him in a paper and hit him on the sink a couple of times.

Originally posted by Slay
Haha, this reminds of when I had a gerbil, and it was dying, but it took him too long, and I couldn't stand seeing him in such misery so I wrapped him in a paper and hit him on the sink a couple of times.

That made me laugh.

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Originally posted by Röland
That made me laugh.

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