In the quiet coastal
New England town of
Chatham, Massachusetts, terror lurks.
This terror resides within and object. An object made of the most stainless of steel, an object which contains such unexplainable attraction that
few can resist, but which all fear..
THE CHATHAM FISH SLIDE
The Chatham fish slide, which resides in
Chatham,
Massachusetts, on the peninsula of
Cape Cod, is a very interesting example of
human psychology on crack. Allow me to explain:
When all the
fishermen come back from their trips with their large catches of fish (usually
cod,
tuna, and whatnot), they gut their fish, as is standard procedure, on their way back from their fishing spot. This in and of itself is not abnormal at all. I mean, gutting is good. Would you want
aortae and
viscera in your
fishsticks? (Well, I should say, do you want MORE
aortae and viscera in your fishsticks than usual, but I digress).
Anyway, they bring in their catch; all these hundreds of fish with
organs hanging out their sides, and deposit them on a large, horizontal,
stainless steel platform. With the whirring of a motor and the clashing of
gears, the great platform then begins to angle up, converting itself into a slide, while all the fish come splattering down into a big bucket below.
Now here's the
sick and disturbing thing: People gather to watch this! And they bring their kids! Cheering and watching the endless amounts of gutted
critters slip-sliding' away, the kids witness this and are forever
warped due to it. I know I was.
Additionally, "
Chatham Fish Slide" would be
a good name for a band