Fish story
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="and">and</span> “<span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="story">story</span>” <span word="in">in</span> <span word="particular">particular</span>: <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="contact">contact</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="information">information</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="demonstration">demonstration</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="don">don</span>’<span word="t">t</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span>, <span word="come">come</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="us">us</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="we">we</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="show">show</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="words">words</span>, <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="story">story</span>, <span word="it">it</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="true">true</span>.</p><p><span word="Fish">Fish</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="sounds">sounds</span>, <span word="er">er</span>, <span word="fishy">fishy</span>, <span word="suspicious">suspicious</span>, <span word="unbelievable">unbelievable</span>, <span word="far">far</span>-<span word="fetched">fetched</span>, <span word="incredible">incredible</span>, <span word="exaggerated">exaggerated</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="short">short</span>, <span word="untrue">untrue</span>.</p><p><span word="Fish">Fish</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="originally">originally</span> <span word="tales">tales</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span>, <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="they">they</span> “<span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="caught">caught</span>”. <span word="Professional">Professional</span> <span word="fishermen">fishermen</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="amateur">amateur</span> <span word="anglers">anglers</span> <span word="also">also</span>, <span word="are">are</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="that">that</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ve">ve</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="net">net</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="finger">finger</span>-<span word="sized">sized</span> <span word="fish">fish</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="tend">tend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="brag">brag</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="big">big</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="let">let</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hook">hook</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> “<span word="bigger">bigger</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="boat">boat</span>!”</p><p><span word="Or">Or</span> <span word="they">they</span>’<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="killer">killer</span> <span word="shark">shark</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="threatened">threatened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="them">them</span>, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="head">head</span> “<span word="the">the</span> <span word="size">size</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="house">house</span>”.</p><p><span word="Anyways">Anyways</span>, <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="tale">tale</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="idiom">idiom</span> <span word="since">since</span> 1819 (<span word="Merriam">Merriam</span>-<span word="Webster">Webster</span>.<span word="com">com</span>).</p><p><span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="examples">examples</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Web">Web</span>:</p><p>1. <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="story">story</span>:</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Psychology">Psychology</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fiction">Fiction</span></p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="reads">reads</span> <span word="Moby">Moby</span>-<span word="Dick">Dick</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="eye">eye</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="parables">parables</span> <span word="within">within</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="struck">struck</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="images">images</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="pride">pride</span>, <span word="madness">madness</span>, <span word="revenge">revenge</span>, <span word="humor">humor</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="others">others</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="numerous">numerous</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="mention">mention</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="paper">paper</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="short">short</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="emphasize">emphasize</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reader">reader</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="chapter">chapter</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="replete">replete</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="secondary">secondary</span> <span word="meaning">meaning</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="Moby">Moby</span>-<span word="Dick">Dick</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="imagine">imagine</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="altitude">altitude</span> <span word="of">of</span> 50,000 <span word="feet">feet</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="obvious">obvious</span>: <span word="Almost">Almost</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="chapter">chapter</span> <span word="stands">stands</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="source">source</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="insight">insight</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="Psyche">Psyche</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="warp">warp</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="weave">weave</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="recurring">recurring</span> <span word="themes">themes</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="madness">madness</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="on">on</span>. <span word="Read">Read</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="theme">theme</span> <span word="appears">appears</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="true">true</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="reader">reader</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="imaginal">imaginal</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span>. <span word="As">As</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>, <span word="without">without</span> <span word="imaginal">imaginal</span> <span word="reality">reality</span> <span word="imposed">imposed</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="Moby">Moby</span>-<span word="Dick">Dick</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="fish">fish</span> <span word="story">story</span>.</p>
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