The woman who kissed her goldfish

Mrs. George Wolfe must have been horrified by the goldfish-swallowing fad.

Waterloo Courier - Mar 5, 1944

Des Moines Tribune - Feb 21, 1944

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Posted By: Alex - Wed Jul 27, 2022
Category: Fish | 1940s

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Every couple of years, the CDC comes out with a warning not to kiss your chickens because of the danger of salmonella. Here's the most recent: https://www.cdc.gov/salmonella/backyardpoultry-05-21/index.html.
I wonder if you can get sick from kissing fish. Can you get salmonella from salmon?

Posted by ges on 07/27/22 at 12:22 PM

No, but you can get halitosis from kissing too many halibut.

Posted by Richard Bos on 07/30/22 at 02:33 PM

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