# Name a fish that doesn't have a "G" in it's name. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 16, 2018, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526 "2018-04-16T17:53:31Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tim_r.mortiss/32/142_2.png) [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tim_R.Mortiss)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526/21 "2018-04-16T22:30:40Z")
My goldfish Harry doesn’t have a “G” in his name. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 10:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526/22 "2018-04-16T22:39:22Z")
> [@Tim\_R.Mortiss](#): > > My goldfish Harry doesn’t have a “G” in his name. Perhaps he is the only goldfish they ever met, and they proceeded from a false hypothesis. ---
**Author:** ![Sicks\_Ate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Sicks\_Ate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sicks_Ate)\ **Post date:** [April 16, 2018, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526/23 "2018-04-16T23:57:38Z")
> [@Inigo\_Montoya](#): > > AAaaaahh! I can even hear the schmaltzy background music! Mmmmmm, schmaltzy goodness. > [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Here ya go]. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526/24 "2018-04-17T02:28:23Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > Oh, _very_ good… Thanks, I was very proud of it. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526/25 "2018-04-17T02:32:10Z")
> [@Colibri](#): > > I also hate hate hate those mathematical questions in picture form and “which tank fills up first”? But those actually require some thought. Those are better than: “ONLY A GENIUS CAN SOLVE!” 3 \* 6 + (11 - 7) = ? 1. 30 2. 22 3. Raccoon 4. 0 ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526/26 "2018-04-17T02:35:44Z")
> [@Nars\_Glinley](#): > > Those are better than: > > “ONLY A GENIUS CAN SOLVE!” > > 3 \* 6 + (11 - 7) = ? > > 1. 30 > 2. 22 > 3. Raccoon > 4. 0 look - the answer is squirrel - never raccoon (beady eyed mother fuckers) and never Moose - unless its Moose + Squirrel, in which case that trumps everything. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526/27 "2018-04-17T02:53:24Z")
> [@beowulff](#): > > Trout > Salmon > Tilapia > Crappie > Barracuda > Swordfish > Shark > > Just off the top of my head > ETA: Oh, some spam I haven’t seen. No idea. 😃 I love how the second response to the thread demonstrates the irresistible quality of these posts. People goddamn LOVE a chance to show off how smart they are! ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 3:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526/28 "2018-04-17T03:10:10Z")
Wanda ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Gay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3ab097/32.png) [@Enola\_Gay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Gay)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526/29 "2018-04-17T04:25:44Z")
Bruce ---
**Author:** ![Isamu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7c8e57/32.png) [@Isamu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Isamu)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526/30 "2018-04-17T04:34:44Z")
Greg Doh! ---
**Author:** ![Lamoral](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lamoral/32/16078_2.png) [@Lamoral](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamoral)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526/31 "2018-04-17T04:49:24Z")
30 posts before someone says “bass” - you people need to fish more. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 4:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526/32 "2018-04-17T04:53:43Z")
Dolphin (no, [really](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahi-mahi)) ---
**Author:** ![Mangetout](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mangetout/32/19_2.png) [@Mangetout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mangetout)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 5:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526/33 "2018-04-17T05:55:12Z")
The Larch. No, wait. The Carp ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526/34 "2018-04-17T07:08:25Z")
Pike. Or Nemo, if you want a fictional fish’s proper name. Paddock, pollock, cod. I’m not thinking of one \*with \*a G in its name. Grouper? Guppy? ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 7:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526/35 "2018-04-17T07:12:06Z")
Also: Springfield, Pittsburgh, Boston, London, Tokyo, Beijing, Nice. But there really are a lot of cities with A in their names. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526/36 "2018-04-17T07:32:00Z")
> [@Jacquernagy](#): > > 30 posts before someone says “bass” - you people need to fish more. Fish you, mang! ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 12:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526/37 "2018-04-17T12:43:28Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > Pike. Or Nemo, if you want a fictional fish’s proper name. > Paddock, pollock, cod. > > I’m not thinking of one \*with \*a G in its name. Grouper? Guppy? [GRUNION](https://www.google.com/search?q=grunion&safe=active&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiT9YbdqsHaAhXL7oMKHQpsCcIQ_AUICigB&biw=1278&bih=905#imgrc=_EmoaEfKMR0j9M:&spf=1523968948221)!!! ---
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 12:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526/38 "2018-04-17T12:53:17Z")
Well, I guess this thread demonstrates which Dopers respond to thread titles and which respond to thread OPs. ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 12:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526/39 "2018-04-17T12:56:30Z")
> [@foolsguinea](#): > > Also: > > Springfield, Pittsburgh, Boston, London, Tokyo, Beijing, Nice. Everybody tlk bout pop muzik. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2018, 12:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526/40 "2018-04-17T12:59:55Z")
> [@Thudlow\_Boink](#): > > Well, I guess this thread demonstrates which Dopers respond to thread titles and which respond to thread OPs. 🙂 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/name-a-fish-that-doesnt-have-a-g-in-its-name/812526.md?page=3)