"A fish in sea” sounds like the word “efficiency.” There have been several puns and riddles. “Efficiency (A Fish In Sea), a film about a man’s preoccupation with fish” was printed in the Vancouver (BC) Sun on May 2, 1987.
A riddle was posted on Twitter on September 15, 2011:
Q: What’s the most productive animal?
A: A fish in sea! (Efficiency!)
Another riddle was posted on Twitter on October 1, 2017:
Q: What`s the opposite of a fish out of water?
A: A fish in sea (Efficiency)
2 May 1987, Vancouver (BC) Sun, “SFU program is heavy on experimental works” by Andrew Marke, pg. H11:
SFU STUDENT FILMS. Today (9:30 p.m.) and Sunday (2 and 7:30 p.m.). At the Pacific Cine Centre.
Efficiency (A Fish In Sea), a film about a man’s preoccupation with fish, and the experimental short Bridges are two of nine films and videos to be shown this weekend at Pacific Cine Centre when Simon Fraser University film students unveil their year’s work.
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Faith described the marshal’s duties. “And you must pay close attention, he’s a model of efficiency and -”
“REGA!” Itzik typed in “model of a fish in sea.” The computer didn’t know what to make of that.
Twitter
Daniel Hammond
@danielthelion
efficiency sounds like a fish in sea.
12:38 PM - 30 Apr 2009
Twitter
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@zombot
Economists strive for efficiency. Marine biologists search for a fish in sea.
10:01 PM - 3 Oct 2009
Twitter
Danielle Magaard
@HeyDeez
@iansmusiccafe Why would SeaWorld need to hire an efficiency expert when they already have a ton of a-fish-in-sea experts (via @rewindstuff)
3:41 PM - 23 Aug 2010
Twitter
Rikin Vasani
@appreciative
Q: What’s the most productive animal?
A: A fish in sea! (Efficiency!)
I know, I know, I’m a genius.
12:55 AM - 15 Sep 2011
Twitter
Lauren Sepe
@ljsepe
How did the tuna get the job done quickly? With a fish in sea. Because he knows the value of teamwork. #jokes #efficiency #sealife #teamwork
9:37 PM - 19 Feb 2014
Reddit—Shower Thoughts
The word “Efficiency” can be pronounced “A Fish in Sea”
submitted November 6, 2014 by Atalantic
Twitter
Notorious P.I.G.
@DJ_Digipig
A shark can swim faster in the water than on land. Why? Because it’s efficiency. Heh. A-FISH-IN-SEA CORAL!
12:29 AM - 31 Dec 2015
Twitter
David Turley
@RiotPhreak
What’s the first rule of catching salmon? A-fish-in-sea (efficiency) #punsofdamage
1:07 PM - 27 Sep 2016
Twitter
Jefy_hunt
@notnothing
Q. What`s the opposite of a fish out of water?
A. A fish in sea (Efficiency)
#UnJokes2017
5:43 AM - 1 Oct 2017
Reddit—Jokes
How do schools of fish meet their annual goals?
submitted January 4, 2018 by yungzoloft
They call in a-fish-in-sea experts.
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
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Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
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