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Old 07/13/2006, 10:20 AM
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The TV Watching Oscar Fish?
Im trying to prove a friend wrong & he doesnt beleive me that there was an Oscar that watched TV, he also broke a few of his tanks!

Does anyone have any links to this story, ive tried searching for it with no luck

Thanks in advance!
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Old 07/13/2006, 10:27 AM
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Right. I suppose he fixed his tanks too, so that he could watch more TV...
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Old 07/13/2006, 10:43 AM
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Re: The TV Watching Oscar Fish?
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Originally posted by Plantie
Im trying to prove a friend wrong & he doesnt beleive me that there was an Oscar that watched TV, he also broke a few of his tanks!

Does anyone have any links to this story, ive tried searching for it with no luck

Thanks in advance!
Oscar the Oscar - he could "shoot" pingpong balls at the tv to change the channels among other things...
http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpo...29/PetStories/
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Old 07/13/2006, 10:44 AM
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Re: Re: The TV Watching Oscar Fish?
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Oscar the Oscar - he could "shoot" pingpong balls at the tv to change the channels among other things...
http://www.fortunecity.com/meltingpo...29/PetStories/
Whoohoo! Thank you so much! I thought i was going mad!
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Old 07/13/2006, 10:46 AM
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Whoohoo! Thank you so much! I thought i was going mad!
most welcome, btw, just because I found the story for you, it doesnt mean that you really arent going mad either...
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Old 07/13/2006, 10:49 AM
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Excellent point, JP.
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Old 07/13/2006, 10:58 AM
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a indentation on his head, due to breaking over 2 inches of glass on both ends of his tank
Sorry, but this sounds like a load of whoey to me.
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