Just gonna slap this on my bumper and call it good!

[madamesilverspurs]

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[GulleyJimson]

1. Isn't he still in the pen?

[Surya Gayatri]

2. Excuse my ignorance, but can you explain the joke?

The crawling evolution fish I know, but not this.

[virgogal]

3. +1

[Canuckistanian]

4. This will explain

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghoti

[Surya Gayatri]

7. Got it--never heard that one before, and I'm an English teacher!

Thanks for the link.

[Electric Monk]

5. ghoti is an alternate spelling for fish

gh as in tou'gh'
o as in w'o'men
ti as in emo'ti'on

[WillyT]

6. GHOTI Spells Fish...

[Surya Gayatri]

8. Who knew? I've seen other satirical pieces on the illogic

of English spelling, but never this.

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. Well, that is a fine kettle of .............