4 August
Tuesday

Britain’s Largest Carp Dies, Flushed Down Britain’s Largest Toilet

Michael Jackson. Farah Fawcett. Billy Mays. Walter Cronkite. Now, the year of celebrity tragedies continues with the biggest shocker of them all — the death of Britain’s famous 64-pound carp, Benson.

According to this news report, Benson survived getting caught 63 times (they must have one hell of a size restriction) but couldn’t survive eating “uncooked nuts.” Fortunately, his owner maintains a wry, British sense of humor about the death, and the nut-murderer will get away scot-free:

Expect the fish nut-murder story to make its way into a Law & Order episode sometime next season. Armand Assante will play the fish.

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