No Such Thing As Jean-Paul Sartre's Crabs is the 243rd episode of No Such Thing As A Fish, the 35th episode of the fifth year, and the 47th episode of 2018. It features regular presenters James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski, and Dan Schreiber, and was recorded at the Union Chapel in Islington, London.
Description[]
Live from the Union Chapel in London, Dan, James, Anna and Andy discuss snail backpacks, the band from space, and Alexander Graham Bell's talking dog.
== Facts ==
- When you went to the toilet on a World War II U-Boat, you had to summon a specially trained member of the crew to flush it after you'd been. (Ptaszynski)
- Alexander Graham Bell taught his dog to say "How are you grandmama?" (Harkin)
- To avoid being eaten by predators, some crustaceans wear disgusting-tasting snails as backpacks. (Murray)
- There is a rock band made up entirely of NASA astronauts called Max Q. The band has a constantly roating lineup, as they can't be sure that all members will be on Earth at the same time. (Schreiber)
Trivia[]
- Stephen Fry's appearance on the next week's episode is plugged, as is the Fish team's Reddit AMA.
- Ptaszynski mentions the story of U-1206 being sunk by an improperly flushed toilet, which was also a fact on QI, but is considered dubious.
- Dan Schreiber asked for a new middle name for his birthday, much like Alexander Graham Bell.
- Murray mentions the QI fact that Alexander Graham Bell wanted people to answer the phone with "Ahoy-hoy!"
Audience Fact[]
To promote its release, the Elves give away a copy of The Book of the Year 2018 to the best audience-submitted fact.
- In 2015 France called on its allies for more help in Mali. Luxembourg agreed to double its military presence in the country, and promptly added one more soldier. (Daniel Simon)