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Topic: Tuna Fish
fullmoonfairy Joined Mon 02/23/09 Posts: 1788	Sat 03/14/09 06:08 PM
Why do people call it tuna fish? As opposed to a tuna horse? Tuna hamster? I mean everybody knows that a tuna is a fish. You wouldn't go to a restaurant and order salmon fish or flounder fish, would you?

penlgrif Joined Sat 02/28/09 Posts: 466	Sat 03/14/09 06:09 PM
It seems this is one of life's little mysteries.....

coz1976 Joined Sun 07/13/08 Posts: 1196	Sat 03/14/09 06:09 PM


The_Pete_Man Joined Sat 09/15/07 Posts: 21383	Sat 03/14/09 06:10 PM Edited by The_Pete_Man on Sat 03/14/09 06:12 PM
Have you ever tried to tuna fish? I have.

AZAR09 Joined Fri 01/30/09 Posts: 759	Sat 03/14/09 06:10 PM
uh uh........you started this with the prior thread!

fullmoonfairy Joined Mon 02/23/09 Posts: 1788	Sat 03/14/09 06:10 PM Edited by fullmoonfairy on Sat 03/14/09 06:11 PM
groan actually he gave me the idea.

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Sat 03/14/09 06:11 PM
Why do people call it tuna fish? As opposed to a tuna horse? Tuna hamster? I mean everybody knows that a tuna is a fish. You wouldn't go to a restaurant and order salmon fish or flounder fish, would you? http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define%3Atuna&aq=f&oq=

fullmoonfairy Joined Mon 02/23/09 Posts: 1788	Sat 03/14/09 06:12 PM
You honestly think I'm gonna go and google tuna fish???

fullmoonfairy Joined Mon 02/23/09 Posts: 1788	Sat 03/14/09 06:12 PM


Theshortelktonman Joined Fri 02/27/09 Posts: 147	Sat 03/14/09 06:13 PM
comes from the Latin word for the specific type of fish "thunnus" eventual when differences in pronouciation lead to tunas and a single one was tuna so it was a tuna fish.

CyPoet Joined Fri 01/11/08 Posts: 12494	Sat 03/14/09 06:13 PM
A hamburger is primarily made up of beef.So why is it called a hamburger.

SKPCG Joined Mon 03/03/08 Posts: 14708	Sat 03/14/09 06:13 PM
You can tuna guitar, but you can't tuna fish!!!

Gossipmpm Joined Tue 03/03/09 Posts: 19414	Sat 03/14/09 06:14 PM
Just asked the kids... Maybe that will keep them quiet for awhile

fullmoonfairy Joined Mon 02/23/09 Posts: 1788	Sat 03/14/09 06:14 PM
A hamburger is primarily made up of beef.So why is it called a hamburger. OMG...you are SO right!!!

Totage Joined Sat 10/13/07 Posts: 24210	Sat 03/14/09 06:14 PM
It may answer your question.

huskydogowner Joined Sun 08/19/07 Posts: 259	Sat 03/14/09 06:15 PM
comes from the Latin word for the specific type of fish "thunnus" eventual when differences in pronouciation lead to tunas and a single one was tuna so it was a tuna fish. That makes it even more redundant. Like when people say ATM machine.

tombraider Joined Wed 09/12/07 Posts: 5042	Sat 03/14/09 06:16 PM
i dont care that much for tuna fish,but i do enjoy a steak cow,or southern fried chicken bird....

fullmoonfairy Joined Mon 02/23/09 Posts: 1788	Sat 03/14/09 06:17 PM Edited by fullmoonfairy on Sat 03/14/09 06:19 PM
It may answer your question. It didn't. All it did was make me hungry. I still don't know why people call it tuna fish...DUH...it's a freakin fish. So unless there are other animals with tuna in the name, there's really no need to specify. I'll have the tuna goat with homefries and green beans.

Theshortelktonman Joined Fri 02/27/09 Posts: 147	Sat 03/14/09 06:17 PM
A hamburger is primarily made up of beef.So why is it called a hamburger. think it has something to do with the city of hamburg in Germany.

fullmoonfairy Joined Mon 02/23/09 Posts: 1788	Sat 03/14/09 06:18 PM
comes from the Latin word for the specific type of fish "thunnus" eventual when differences in pronouciation lead to tunas and a single one was tuna so it was a tuna fish. That makes it even more redundant. Like when people say ATM machine. Or taxi cab. sigh