Off the Mark by Mark Parisi for September 19, 2020

The clams aren’t the only ones steamed…

You just have to be quicker than the food. My friend learned that the hard way with ants. Had one bite his tongue because he didn’t chew fast enough.

It’s not much better at Jeers.

Meanwhile at the five star restaurant, the uprated cartoon features esteemed clams.

just tell the clams to get stuffed…

and for you non-seafood eaters, try out Jerk chicken.

The freshest food that was ever served.

Two of the zaniest, funniest moments in the Three Stooges shorts involved Curly fighting with seafood. In one, a crab keeps stealing food from Curly’s plate. All I’ll say about the other is that Curly ultimately ends up using a firearm against an annoying bowl of oyster soup. Both are easy to track down on YouTube, and worth the trouble.

Apparently the bits were popular enough that there were at least two more wherein the enemies were bowls of clam chowder.

Yeah gotta love food that fights back or hangs on to the plate !

Reminds me of our local kids swim team. Their nickname is the “Fighting Fish”. Best swim team nickname ever!

And then mussels will work you over.

Their conch will really knock you out.

But can you get a Mountain Dew martini spilled into your lap?

We call it “Dead Lobster” around here.

Not a fan of that place.

Animals have a right to defend themselves without being labeled “rude.” Would you call a mugging victim rude for fighting back?

This is very wacky.

LOL!

Loobster!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GWGh1YYT4vI

Try the crappie chowder!

So fresh… it’s insulting!

I’m reminded of the Three Stooges’ visit to Vulgaria, where in a restaurant Curly was served clam chowder with fresh (live) clams. The clams would eat the crackers, squirt in his face, and he pulled a gun on the chowder bowl.