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Local legend has it that General Sherman is "a hundred years if he's a day" and weighs upwards of five hundred pounds. He resides in [[Catfish Lake]] where he competes with wives for their husbands' time, as the location is popular for couples' retreats as well as fishing. A photo of General Sherman is on display in the local service station. | Local legend has it that General Sherman is "a hundred years if he's a day" and weighs upwards of five hundred pounds. He resides in [[Catfish Lake]] where he competes with wives for their husbands' time, as the location is popular for couples' retreats as well as fishing. A photo of General Sherman is on display in the local service station. | ||
− | [[Homer]] accidentally caught General Sherman on a fishing pole that he was holding for a kid. | + | [[Homer]] accidentally caught General Sherman on a fishing pole that he was holding for a kid. After a lengthy struggle, Homer managed to haul General Sherman into his boat and knock him unconscious with an oar. However, he then saw that [[Marge]] was upset with him for spending time fishing instead of with her, especially because they were attending a marriage counseling retreat at the time. |
− | After Homer realized he had to choose between the fish and his marriage to Marge, he decided to let General Sherman go. | + | After Homer realized he had to choose between the fish and his marriage to Marge, he decided to let General Sherman go. He later became part of the local legend about the fish: "Well, one fella came close [to catching General Sherman]. Went by the name of Homer. Seven feet tall he was, with arms like tree trunks. His eyes were like steel, cold, hard. Had a shock of hair, red like the fires of Hell ..." |
== Behind the Laughter == | == Behind the Laughter == |
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- "They say he's five hundred pounds of bottom-dwelling fury, don't you know. No one knows how old he is, but if you ask me, and most people do, he's hundred years if he's a day."
- ―The Legend of General Sherman
General Sherman is a freakishly big catfish.
Biography
Local legend has it that General Sherman is "a hundred years if he's a day" and weighs upwards of five hundred pounds. He resides in Catfish Lake where he competes with wives for their husbands' time, as the location is popular for couples' retreats as well as fishing. A photo of General Sherman is on display in the local service station.
Homer accidentally caught General Sherman on a fishing pole that he was holding for a kid. After a lengthy struggle, Homer managed to haul General Sherman into his boat and knock him unconscious with an oar. However, he then saw that Marge was upset with him for spending time fishing instead of with her, especially because they were attending a marriage counseling retreat at the time.
After Homer realized he had to choose between the fish and his marriage to Marge, he decided to let General Sherman go. He later became part of the local legend about the fish: "Well, one fella came close [to catching General Sherman]. Went by the name of Homer. Seven feet tall he was, with arms like tree trunks. His eyes were like steel, cold, hard. Had a shock of hair, red like the fires of Hell ..."
Behind the Laughter
- The photo of General Sherman in the service station is a reference to the famous hoax picture of the Loch Ness Monster.