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Prawns or Shrimp?
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Tom Gerard
Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
#1 - 2013-05-16 22:41:02 UTC
Scenario: New England 2009

A man bursts into a woman's house, points a gun at her head and shouts:
"PRAWNS OR SHRIMP?!?!"

She panics... but manages to answer...

Satsified the man leaves without incident...

what would your answer be?

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Mad Hermit
Wayward Alliance
#2 - 2013-05-16 22:44:03 UTC
Neither.

Probably missing some major event or some such, but I don't like anything living in water.

Truly, you have a dizzying intellect.
Alara IonStorm
#3 - 2013-05-16 22:50:00 UTC
Conform to my dialect or die!

Both are fine, the nut job is not.
Tom Gerard
Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan
#4 - 2013-05-16 22:52:44 UTC
The Answer:

Man was laid off from a shrimping company after their buyer decided to source prawns from overseas.

She answered ... "Shrimp"

He was later arrested for public intoxication, but no assault charges were filed.

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Mad Hermit
Wayward Alliance
#5 - 2013-05-16 22:58:06 UTC
Alara IonStorm wrote:
the nut job is not.
Yes I am!

That was directed at me, right?

Honestly. The best justification for eating what's-its-name I've heard is that "it doesn't taste like anything, so why not ?" Roll
No thanks, I'd rather have some bacon.

[homer]Mm, dead mammals.[/homer]

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Kirjava
Lothian Enterprises
#6 - 2013-05-16 23:04:21 UTC
Shrimp, I bloody hate prawns. Evil

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Eurydia Vespasian
Storm Hunters
#7 - 2013-05-16 23:16:30 UTC
i always thought they were the same things.
dark heartt
#8 - 2013-05-17 02:51:07 UTC
Aussie here. We call them prawns. A shrimp is a tiny little thing in the water you use for bait as a kid. A prawn is what you eat.

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Astenion
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#9 - 2013-05-17 17:08:20 UTC
Prawns are not shrimp...they're two different animals. I don't care where you're from or what you call them...this isn't "nappies" and "diapers". Prawns are bigger. Shrimp > prawns, at least to my tastes.
Alice Saki
Nocturnal Romance
Cynosural Field Theory.
#10 - 2013-05-17 17:15:08 UTC
Tiger Prawns ♥

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Micheal Dietrich
Kings Gambit Black
#11 - 2013-05-17 17:15:20 UTC
dark heartt wrote:
A prawn is what you eat.



In mother Johannesburg, prawns eat you! Shocked

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silens vesica
Corsair Cartel
#12 - 2013-05-17 17:32:44 UTC
Astenion wrote:
Prawns are not shrimp...they're two different animals. I don't care where you're from or what you call them...this isn't "nappies" and "diapers". Prawns are bigger. Shrimp > prawns, at least to my tastes.

This^

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Eurydia Vespasian
Storm Hunters
#13 - 2013-05-17 17:47:30 UTC
silens vesica wrote:
Astenion wrote:
Prawns are not shrimp...they're two different animals. I don't care where you're from or what you call them...this isn't "nappies" and "diapers". Prawns are bigger. Shrimp > prawns, at least to my tastes.

This^


not exactly

According to the crustacean taxonomist Tin-Yam Chan, "The terms shrimp and prawn have no definite reference to any known taxonomic groups. Although the term shrimp is sometimes applied to smaller species, while prawn is more often used for larger forms, there is no clear distinction between both terms and their usage is often confused or even reverse in different countries or regions."

idk about the rest of us...but i'm willing to take the word of tin-yan chan. as an expert crustacean taxonomist...his word is basically The Law when it comes to sea bugs.

also

Alice Saki wrote:
Tiger Prawns ♥


penaeus monodon

lol penaeus
Random McNally
Stay Frosty.
A Band Apart.
#14 - 2013-05-17 17:50:36 UTC
Eurydia Vespasian wrote:
silens vesica wrote:
Astenion wrote:
Prawns are not shrimp...they're two different animals. I don't care where you're from or what you call them...this isn't "nappies" and "diapers". Prawns are bigger. Shrimp > prawns, at least to my tastes.

This^


not exactly

According to the crustacean taxonomist Tin-Yam Chan, "The terms shrimp and prawn have no definite reference to any known taxonomic groups. Although the term shrimp is sometimes applied to smaller species, while prawn is more often used for larger forms, there is no clear distinction between both terms and their usage is often confused or even reverse in different countries or regions."

idk about the rest of us...but i'm willing to take the word of tin-yan chan. as an expert crustacean taxonomist...his word is basically The Law when it comes to sea bugs.

also

Alice Saki wrote:
Tiger Prawns ♥


penaeus monodon

lol penaeus


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Alice Saki
Nocturnal Romance
Cynosural Field Theory.
#15 - 2013-05-17 17:55:18 UTC
Shocked

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Astenion
University of Caille
Gallente Federation
#16 - 2013-05-17 18:26:55 UTC  |  Edited by: Astenion
Eurydia Vespasian wrote:
silens vesica wrote:
Astenion wrote:
Prawns are not shrimp...they're two different animals. I don't care where you're from or what you call them...this isn't "nappies" and "diapers". Prawns are bigger. Shrimp > prawns, at least to my tastes.

This^


not exactly

According to the crustacean taxonomist Tin-Yam Chan, "The terms shrimp and prawn have no definite reference to any known taxonomic groups. Although the term shrimp is sometimes applied to smaller species, while prawn is more often used for larger forms, there is no clear distinction between both terms and their usage is often confused or even reverse in different countries or regions."

idk about the rest of us...but i'm willing to take the word of tin-yan chan. as an expert crustacean taxonomist...his word is basically The Law when it comes to sea bugs.

also

Alice Saki wrote:
Tiger Prawns ♥


penaeus monodon

lol penaeus


G'ahead and take the word of Tin Man Chan that you got from Wikipedia, call the cops I don't give a f*ck. Lol I kid, I kid.

But seriously, prawns are physically different from shrimp. Although they're still very similar and in many cases can be used interchangeably, it's used interchangeably simply because it's common to overlook the error. It's like calling a pizza with salamino a pepperoni pizza; it's wrong but the vernacular is so common that people overlook it...just don't say it in Italy. The entire rest of the world is literally wrong in this, but no one really bothers to correct it because it's so common (peperoni are bell peppers, not spicy salame). For some reason the rest of the world fails to see the root word "pepper" in "peperone" and thinks it comes from a pig.

Saying shrimp and prawns are the same thing is like saying crawfish are just small, freshwater lobsters. No.

Yum
Micheal Dietrich
Kings Gambit Black
#17 - 2013-05-17 18:41:43 UTC
Or perhaps the rest of the world is right which is why its in common usage!

Also, when I see pepper I think of spices, not pork, which would make sense when talking about a spicy meat.

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Unsuccessful At Everything
The Troll Bridge
#18 - 2013-05-17 19:53:37 UTC
Put down your gun stranger, and join me in this feast of Crawfish.

Since the cessation of their usefulness is imminent, may I appropriate your belongings?
Reuben Johnson
Gal-Min Industries
#19 - 2013-05-17 20:09:21 UTC
Tom Gerard wrote:
Scenario: New England 2009

A man bursts into a woman's house, points a gun at her head and shouts:
"PRAWNS OR SHRIMP?!?!"

She panics... but manages to answer...

Satsified the man leaves without incident...

what would your answer be?

um "Uh, I think I just pooped myself"?
Faulker Gath'nor
The Gold Angels
Sixth Empire
#20 - 2013-05-17 20:33:38 UTC
Either, sautéed in butter, white wine and garlic, please. Deliver them to my quarters immediately.
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