No Such Thing As Squid Playing Games is the 413th episode of No Such Thing As A Fish, the 49th episode of the eighth year, and the 6th episode of 2022. It features regular presenters James Harkin, Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski, and Dan Schreiber, and was recorded at the Grand Opera House in York.
Description[]
Live from York, Dan, James, Andrew, and Anna discuss squids, sticks, artichokes and arty jokes.
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Facts[]
- Actually, squids don't play games.[1][2] (Harkin)
- In 1935, New York issued a total ban on the possession or supply of baby artichokes.[3][4] (Murray)
- Until recently, in the Chinese city of Chongqing you could hail down a stickman to carry your bags by shouting "Bang Bang!"[5] (Ptaszynski)
- In 1994, the music group The KLF burned £1 million. 27 years later, they're still not sure why they did it, and had even toured the UK asking audiences if they had any idea why they did it.[6] (Schreiber)
Trivia[]
- This is the eighteenth episode of the Nerd Immunity tour.
- Dan recalls a headline fact from Episode 309 about Marilyn Monroe being named the "Artichoke Queen".
Notes[]
- ↑ James' fact is a reference to the Netflix series Squid Game.
- ↑ "Fun and play in invertebrates" by Sarah Zylinsky (PDF)
- ↑ Andy's fact was sent to him by Twitter user @fodsox. (Original tweet)
- ↑ Atlas Obscura: In 1930s New York, the Mayor Took on the Mafia by Banning Artichokes
- ↑ Chongqing-Guide.com: The Unforgettable Memories of Stickmen in Chongqing
- ↑ Wikipedia: K Foundation Burn a Million Quid