Cthulu fhtagn!

[elspethdixon]

I have decided that I want a Cthulu-fish for my car. Like a Jesus-fish, but with tentacles. I loathe Jesus-fish and the majority of Jesus-fish derivatives, but a little metal fish outline with tentacles would rock.

I can't quite bring myself to plaster bumperstickers on my car, both because it's such a county/low rent thing to do, and because I still can't quite think of it as mine (witness still not having cleaned out the trunk after eight months of driving it, because I can't get rid of Grandmother's stuff without asking her), but a Cthulu-fish would, I think, be tastefully understated.

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[elspethdixon.livejournal.com]

Jesus fish tend to be a distinct Middle-America thing. They come in several varieties, from the original (fairly tasteful) stylized fish outline (this one was actually kind of clever, since you had to know Christian symbolism to figure out that the fish-shape represented Christ), to fish outlines with small crosses, the letters IHS, or the word "Jesus" inside them (for those who apparently think a simple fish isn't obvious enough).

It's not quite as blatant as a bumpersticker saying "adherent of the religious right," but it's close. Conversely, the Darwin fish tends to be beloved of atheist college students. Original Darwin-fish, like original Jesus-fish, were clever (stylized fish outline with little feet), but now they're just as likely to have the word "Darwin" inside them, in case other drivers are too dim to notice the feet or something.

Putting one on your bumper is the equivalent of choosing sides in the science vs. God debate. I choose to side with the Great Old Ones.

[pinkdormouse.livejournal.com]

Original Darwin-fish, like original Jesus-fish, were clever (stylized fish outline with little feet), but now they're just as likely to have the word "Darwin" inside them, in case other drivers are too dim to notice the feet or something.

The one I saw had the word inside. If I got one it would be the one with little legs *and* a fishing rod.