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Re: Today's the day!
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2015 6:54 pm
by Santiago
Excellent!!! Perhaps we should all refer to the fish as Ravioli. I've read somewhere that apparently Walker didn't really like the re-named Clarissa by London Zoo. So to honour Walker's great achievement I will always use the name Ravioli.
Re: Today's the day!
Posted: Sun Sep 13, 2015 7:14 pm
by Beresford
Santiago wrote: Excellent!!! Perhaps we should all refer to the fish as Ravioli. I've read somewhere that apparently Walker didn't really like the re-named Clarissa by London Zoo. So to honour Walker's great achievement I will always use the name Ravioli.
That's my view – the name the captor gives is the right name.
Re: Today's the day!
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 11:13 am
by Shaun Harrison
Santiago wrote: Excellent!!! Perhaps we should all refer to the fish as Ravioli. I've read somewhere that apparently Walker didn't really like the re-named Clarissa by London Zoo. So to honour Walker's great achievement I will always use the name Ravioli.
This is the letter from Richard Walker I have posted elsewhere before on this forum...
Re: Today's the day!
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 2:03 pm
by Capebreton
great man and fish
Re: Today's the day!
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 5:29 pm
by GooseQuill
Can't quite believe that it is now over sixty years since that historic day......amazing really.
Re: Today's the day!
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 5:37 pm
by Santiago
Thanks Shaun! I was certain I'd read of his disapproval of the name Clarissa somewhere, and there it is in his own fair hand writing.
Re: Today's the day!
Posted: Tue Sep 15, 2015 6:14 pm
by CrayCane
Great news. My paperboy is always a little late. Can't wait to read next week's account.
Re: Today's the day!
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:05 pm
by Grinner
I was away at a wedding over the capture date, so limited on time, and only the flimsiest of internet connection. Nevertheless managed to get a couple of things up:
Audio - Dick tells a story about the capture of Ravioli: 'Walker is Stretching Our Credulity'
https://soundcloud.com/dickwalker
'BB's wonderful account of the capture added to the website
http://dickwalker.co.uk/storyoftheyear.html
Re: Today's the day!
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 4:36 pm
by Shaun Harrison
Thank you for sharing those Grinner I don't recall hearing that recording before.
Re: Today's the day!
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 5:49 pm
by Mark
Yes thank you Rob.