No
reply to Peter_Morris:
Were Bob and his friends conducting some kind of scientific research ? No
Did Bob know or hope that bringing the fish would help? Yes
Or was it a happy accident? No
Also, Mahaloth, this has nothing to do with any Icelandic diet or anything similar.
Was the smell of the fish intended to drive something away?
Or attract something?
reply to Gyrate:
Was the smell of the fish intended to drive something away?
Or attract something?
No
Do the group work in waste disposal at SeaWorld?
reply to Gyrate:
Do the group work in waste disposal at SeaWorld?
No
Damn.
Was the fish used to make biogas?
Was the bucket of stinking rotting fish an ordinary 5 gallon hand held utility bucket, or similar bucket carried by an individual person?
Was the fish of a specific species, or could any culinary fish species have been used? Was the fish of a species not typically found in culinary circles?
No
reply to Cheesesteak:
Was the bucket of stinking rotting fish an ordinary 5 gallon hand held utility bucket, or similar bucket carried by an individual person? Not important
Was the fish of a specific species, or could any culinary fish species have been used? Probably important but I am not sure of the fish variety Was the fish of a species not typically found in culinary circles? Again, I do not know the species but I imagine it is important. All I know is it was fish, probably common…
Was it mostly fish oil?
Was it used for its oil-like properties?
Was it used as a substitute for something else?
Was it an emergency?
Was the fish added to compost?
I’ll take this to mean it wasn’t a front end loader bucket filled with fish.
Was the bucket filled with specific parts of fish, as in eyes, or heads or fins?
No
reply to Folly:
Was it mostly fish oil? No
Was it used for its oil-like properties? No
Was it used as a substitute for something else? Sort of
Was it an emergency?
No
Not a front end loader. Just a regular old bucket. But the container is not important.
And I think lots of whole dead fish
Were the fish removed from the bucket by Bob and his friends, or by someone/thing else, or left in the bucket?
Were the fish placed into a machine?
If Bob had brought a bucket of something that wasn’t at all fish, such as rocks or rotting beef, could it have worked as well as the fish?
reply to Cheesesteak:
Were the fish removed from the bucket by Bob and his friends, or by someone/thing else, or left in the bucket? Not sure. But I think they were very probably removed from the bucket, probably by a supervisor if not by Bob and friends. My sources (several!) are scant on details, alas.
Were the fish placed into a machine? No
If Bob had brought a bucket of something that wasn’t at all fish, such as rocks or rotting beef, could it have worked as well as the fish?
No. It had to be rotting fish.
Is Bob a specific notable person that we might be aware of?
Is the era (eg decade) important?
Did the fish help some sort of equipment operate better?
reply to Aspidistra:
Is Bob a specific notable person that we might be aware of? No
Is the era (eg decade) important? Yes
Did the fish help some sort of equipment operate better? No