No Such Thing As Carthaginian YouTube is the 338th episode of No Such Thing As A Fish, the 26th episode of the seventh year, and the 38th episode of 2020. It features regular presenters James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray, and Dan Schreiber, and special guest Jenny Ryan. It was recorded from home due to COVID-19.
Description[]
Dan, James, Andy and Jenny Ryan discuss criminal times, baffling crimes and spurious rhymes.
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Facts[]
- One theory of the origin of the nursery rhyme Pussy Cat Pussy Cat is that it's a reference to Queen Anne's poor personal hygeine and an accumulation of grime that once fell out of her skirt during a service at St Paul's Cathedral. (Ryan)
- In 1862 there was a special cravat invented to stop people strangling you in the street. (Murray)
- For 24 years any ship travelling between Wellington and Nelson in New Zealand would be guided through the most dangerous section by a dolphin called Pelorus Jack. (Harkin)
- The estate of Arthur Conan Doyle is currently suing Netflix for showing Sherlock Holmes as having feelings and respecting women. (Schreiber)
Trivia[]
- This is the twenty-fifth Working From Home episode due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
- Regular presenter Anna Ptaszynski is absent.
- Jenny Ryan guests, making her first appearance on the podcast.
- Ryan hosts the podcast Fingers On Buzzers, which Harkin and Ptaszynski appeared on.
- Harkin mentioned Ryan in Episode 329: No Such Thing As A Female Cereal Mascot.
- Harkin mentions that Pelorus Jack didn't even know he was a dolphin.