A Truck Called FISH or Was That a Fish Called Wanda?

This is a piece of trivia that’s not trivial

Image by the author — LJ Bentch

My brain wouldn’t settle down the other night. It was an evening when I was tired but restless. I couldn’t fall asleep but yet had no energy. As I lay awake staring at the ceiling fan, I only thought about fish.

Oh, how trite, I thought. Why couldn’t my mind wander off to an exotic island with half-naked women bringing me drinks under a moonlight sky with the sounds of the surf in the background?

I tried and tried to refocus and create images and thoughts that were pleasant and pleasing, erotic but not overwhelming. I wanted something rumbling in my brain to help me slide deep into needed slumber.

But no. All I got that night was fish. And fish it was that finally put me to sleep.

The following day the question came up as I sipped my coffee. Asking myself pointedly, “What in the hell were you thinking — Fish?”

I had answers, and it stems from the picture above.

If you live in Texas, you will occasionally see a truck with FISH emblazoned on the back or side. Did you ever wonder why that is?

Is it the contents of the truck? Maybe, but there aren’t trucks that say Hot Dogs, Tamales, or Apples, unless it’s an…