One reason to love Lent:

[Bunny]

I love these gigantic fried fish sandwiches. The fish is usually twice the size of the bun, and when you add ketchup, cheese and pickles, well, you're this close to heaven. Every fire hall and Catholic church around here has a fish fry, so for six glorious weeks I know what's for dinner on Friday night.:9

[Deep13]

1. mmmmmmmm fish

[Inchworm]

2. There was a Jewish holiday I loved when I lived in FL

I'd get all the cakes, breads, and such they had in their house. Sometimes actual plates! :D

:hi:

[Richardo]

3. Yummy!

:9

MAN that looks good!

[Bunny]

4. It's weird because I rarely eat something like this when it's not Lent.

But once Ash Wednesday rolls around, I start really jones-ing for a fish sandwich. Add some decent fries and a side of coleslaw - oh baby!

[Richardo]

5. My Dad regales us all the time with tales of delicious fish sammiches from the Strip

Nostalgic old coot. :)

[Bunny]

9. You haven't lived till you've had a fish sandwich from the Strip.

It's almost worth the drive into the city!

[tigereye]

15. or from the Oyster House - those were the best

now I'm hungry for a fish sandwich....



I'm going to a well-known North Hills eatery today for lunch, maybe that's what i'll have.

[Bunny]

16. Heard about those, never had one.

That's going to be put on my list of things I have yet to do in Pittsburgh. :9

[tigereye]

17. I agree that the ones from church fish fries are usually the best, though.

[SacredCow]

6. What's ironic about it...

Is that the whole "no meat on Friday" thing is meant to be a sacrifice. I'm sorry, but the meals that most self-avowed staunch Catholics eat on Friday nowadays are FAR from any kind of sacrifice.

It's just another sign of their hypocrisy....

[Richardo]

7. .

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[SacredCow]

8. Oh, don't get me wrong-

It benefits the rest of us, so I'm all for it! It's good to be a fallen away Catholic!

[KitchenWitch]

19. Also I read somewhere that the whole fish on Friday thing started...

because the Pope at the time was the brother of a fisherman, who was suffering economic problems.

[SacredCow]

20. I've never heard that before....

but with the Catholic church, it wouldn't surprise me. These ARE the people that would tell grieving families that their deceased loved one was in Purgatory, and if they wanted him or her to go to heaven, they would have to pray and DONATE!!!!

[rug]

10. Another reason.

[Richardo]

11. Denney's Pub should totally have a fish sammich made from like a 300 lb halibut

Just for Lent, y'know.

[Bunny]

12. If they did, my brother and sister and I would go up there and try it!

Especially if served by the lovely Brianna:

[Richardo]

13. That was so cool that she was still there when you guys went there

...and let you take a pic!

[Bunny]

14. She sure was a good sport, although she was a little bewildered at her fan club

consisting of "two guys from Texas". You and GOPisEvil made an impression on her!

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

18. Yep

:9

[Bunny]

22. Whaaaa????

I thought you were vegan, or vegetarian? Or am I confusing you with your wife? :shrug:

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

23. I eat fish, but that's the only meat I eat

[Bunny]

24. Oh, okay.

I love a good piece of fish on Friday!

[WildEyedLiberal]

21. Mmmmm I'm going to my church's fish fry tonight

I'm already drooling.