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No Mr. Fish
Date: April Fool's Day, 1925
Categories: Animals, United States, 1925, Telephone Pranks, Zoo Prank
Categories: Animals, United States, 1925, Telephone Pranks, Zoo Prank
In an effort to sidestep the flood of calls asking for Mr. Fish, the New York aquarium asked the telephone company to disconnect their service for the day. [Oakland Tribune, Apr 1, 1925.]
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