# worthless

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worthless/69178>\
**Category:** Cecil's Columns/Staff Reports\
**Created:** [June 18, 2001, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worthless/69178 "2001-06-18T02:37:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![SUPAMAC1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@SUPAMAC1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SUPAMAC1)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2001, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worthless/69178/1 "2001-06-18T02:37:48Z")

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to comment on the worthless fish known as the drum, i know of THE worthless fish that is utterly impossible to eat. im from south Texas and there is a fish here known as the Buffalo fish. It looks promising, but its so full of bones that i think you would have better luck knawing on a jagged window pane.

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**Author:** ![C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b2d939/32.png) [@C\_K\_Dexter\_Haven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/C_K_Dexter_Haven)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2001, 12:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/worthless/69178/2 "2001-06-18T12:47:46Z")

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SUP, welcome to the Straight Dope Message Boards!

It’s very helpful when you start a new topic, if you provide a link to the column or Staff Report being discussed. That way, others can be on the same page and know what you’re referring to.

In this case, I think you mean: [Is the drum fish the world’s most useless fish?](http://www.straightdope.com/mailbag/mdrumfish.html)