Red Fish and Careless Talk
One fish, two fish
Red fish, blue fish
– Dr. Seuss
Red fish, blue fish
– Dr. Seuss
Or is this an orange-colored fish?
Just for fun, from the same museum, a World War II poster:
For more photos with a little or a lot of red:
hihorosie says
ha ha on the poster!
Just dropping by to say hi!! I need to do some serious catching up! ;)
Mrs. S. says
"One Fish, Et Al" is one of my family's favorite Dr. Suess books. We all know most - if not all - of it by heart!
And I like the picture of "Nemo"... :-)
EG Wow says
Red enough for me, Leora. ;-) Cool shot.
Daniel Saunders says
I think it's a clown fish.
I also have a fondness for old propaganda/public information posters.
leoraw says
Good identifying, Daniel. I do believe it is a clown fish.
felisol says
Weirdest fish I ever saw. Can it actually swim??
The poster is a reminder of a time when things were exactly that grim.
Talking might kill soldiers or lead the enemy to bomb important factories etc.
Nowadays they'll strike anywhere and kill innocent people en mass.
My mother had a hairdo about her style in ww2.
Elegant.
Manang Kim says
Orange fish! Is that a real poster? Is she real? Sorry don't know her ^_^
RubyTuesday:Redshade
maryt/theteach says
Leora, the color of the fish is close enough! Pretty exotic! She's like Tokyo Rose, right? :(
leoraw says
I had to look up Tokyo Rose - cool history. Glad it's history.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tokyo_Rose
Patti V. says
The fish is a reddish orange ;-) So it works!
Great shot.
Ralph and I liked Pittsfield and its environs when we went there many years ago.
Re: the poster. The first thing I thought of was "Loose lips sink ships."
Ralph says
The fish almost has the shape that will blend in with the other sea plants. Not so the bold colors, though! Wasn't one of the search pair that searched for Nemo a clownfish? The red print makes the point that the picture did. Of course, I prefer italics to bold red for emphasis :>)
Hasya Ya'ara says
I have read about Loshon Hara. Very destructive indeed!
Great poster though.
leoraw says
Yes, I was thinking of using this poster as a starting point for a post on Loshon Hara - literally means bad language. But I just decided to let the poster speak, and see what others have to say.
Sometimes not talking can cost lives...
storyteller at Small Reflections says
Fun post in all respects ... gotta luv Dr. Seuss! Nifty rubies this week ;-)
Hugs and blessings,
The Cunning Runt says
I pass the Pittsfield museum regularly, and will have to stop in for a look at this.
Very cool.
leoraw says
They have some lovely paintings at the museum - I liked one in particular of old Istanbul. That one might show up in a post some day.
Dianne says
the fish is red to me
the poster is a bit eerie
although I'd love to send a copy of it to every political pundit on the air
leoraw says
I would like to send it to the media in general - especially when they post about troops' movements and other details that should not be publicly broadcast.
Marites says
aww...i love clownfishes. This one's a great capture! happy RT!
Jeri says
Very cool fish! Happy RT!
luna miranda says
the poster--an incredible find!
the first photo looks like seafood platter to me (LOL).
chubskulit says
Hahaha very nice.
Valentine's Boxes
Ilana-Davita says
Great shots, each of them - for different reasons of course!
John says
Very colorful fish!
Valentine's Cupid
Jim says
I like your colored fish, Leora. I may come back to see what others besides yellow and ruby red you have found. :)
Happy RT, thanks bunches for the party invite.
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Robin from Israel says
Cool, it's a Nemo fish :).
That poster is something else.
nice A says
Where's that red fish swimming? Are those red mushrooms or what?
Wanted for Murder, hahaha!
Hasya Ya'ara says
Leora,
It's me, Melissa at Sunbonnet, who is now called Hasya Ya'ara.
I'm sorry. I thought I mentioned it in my comment to you.
It is my soon to be my given Hebrew name. The Rabbi will be blessing me with it soon.
Thank you for writing on my new blog.
leoraw says
Aha - two people taking on the name Ya'ara would be quite a coincidence! Thanks for the clarification, Melissa.
mizhelle says
hehhehe fun post! cute nemo :)
u may view mine here
Jew Wishes says
What a neat shot! I always loved that book, as do my children and my grandchildren.
Helena says
Great finds!
Gemma says
Orange derives from red! Close enough! What a fun shaped fish! Bold and striking! And the poster reminds me of Vivian Leigh's face! That makes it quite disturbing when you think of the film 'Gone With the Wind'!
leoraw says
Yes, she does look a bit like Vivian Leigh, doesn't she? A classic look.
Louis la Vache says
That poster is a variation on the WWII theme of "Loose lips sink ships".
Japan had Tokyo Rose. Nazi Germany had both Axis Sally and "Lord Ha Ha" broadcasting Nazi propaganda to the Allies.
ramblingwoods says
That looks like a clown fish.....Interesting poster...
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