Re: NANFA-- Fish Folklore

William Allen jr. (billandbonnie_at_peoplepc.com)
Wed, 7 Nov 2001 23:26:48 -0600

Your reference to Indians in regard to bowfin reminds me of some things I
read about bowfins in South Louisiana. It is said that during dry seasons
the Indians used to dig them up out of the mud in the area that is now New
Orleans. The name "Tchoupitoulas" (a famous street in N.O.) may have come
from the Indian word for bowfin, and "choupique", the Cajun name for bowfin,
is a corrupted form of the word.

----- Original Message -----
From: R. W. Wolff <choupiqu_at_wctc.net>
To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2001 11:51 PM
Subject: Re: NANFA-- Fish Folklore

> Milk snakes also sneak into baby's crib and crawl into their stomach via
the
> throat and drink the milk while baby sleeps.
>
> Here are some I heard about bowfin. " They have green blood, its
> concentrated in a big vein in the fillet. Only Indians can eat this" ( I
was
> actually told this, so please don't get on my case about being
insensitive).
> " When they bite you, they inject poison that may lead to the need of
> amputation, or death". " They only eat bass".
>
> Ray
>
>
>
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