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Predictably, Billy the Marlin Does Not Want to Go Fishing

By Matt WatsonMay 23rd 2007 – 7:00AM

Really? It didn't dawn on these guys that taking a Marlin fishing might be cruel? That's like showing Stompers your fine ivory collection or enrolling Raymond in a sexual harassment sensitivity course. Honestly, I don't care if this is staged -- and sadly, it is -- this is almost as cool as randomly spotting the Atlanta...

Background on Billy the Marlin

Billy the Marlin is the official mascot of the Miami Marlins baseball franchise. At 8 feet tall and 250 pounds, he is "a natural-born clown and good-natured prankster".

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