So, it may not seem like a subject that would usually come up in conversation. Not that it has come up in conversation. Not that fish do wear knickers. As far as I am aware, not being a marine biologist it isn’t something I could be a hundred percent sure about. Not a hundred percent.

What if they did wear knickers. I mean, what if we had developed as species where the only animals that wore knickers were humans and fish. It isn’t easy to fully get on board with, I understand. There are a lot of lose ends that would need to be marinated and baked at 400 degrees C. Of course, firstly how would the fish buy the knickers? Would the knickers be fashioned out of seaweed and bits of coral? What size would they show on the label?

So let’s not go into the whys and wherefores of the specific machinations of the fish wearing knickers. Just take it in. Accept it. Don’t question it. Now, imagine the awkwardness the fishmonger would now feel. Without the knickers, the fishmonger is free to take the fish as a commodity, and thus has no qualms about killing it, cutting it, and filleting it.

Now, imagine if he had to take it’s knickers off first.