For the last six months of my life, my social media algorithms have been full of tinned fish content. I’m not really sure where it started. I remember at one point watching a Tik Tok about how tinned fish was a solid addition to your charcuterie spread. I was intrigued by it. I had always written off the tinned fish as something disgusting…but I admit…I had never tried it. It just didn’t sound good to me. But, it piqued my interest. One Tik Tok became two, and sometimes, that’s all it takes for these platforms to think you suddenly fucking love tinned fish.
So, it’s been a constant barrage of “here are things you can do with your tinned fish.” Sometimes, they mush it all up and eat it on bread. Sometimes, they just hit it with some salt and fresh lemon juice. At this point, I feel like I’ve seen it all. This is probably an alarming example of how social media can change your way of thinking without you even experiencing anything. That’s troubling to think about, but I do feel like it’s far beyond the scope of what we do here at SoBros Network, so we’ll just stick to the fish content for now. But, I did shift from thinking the idea was gross to thinking “man, I kinda wanna get in on this action.” I guess gaslighting works. You just show somebody something enough times and eventually they’ll warm up to it. I’m sure that’s fine.
Anyway, I finally caved. I finally said “hell yeah, we’re gonna do it!” I kept seeing the Fishwife brand pop up everywhere. All of these Tik Toks….all of these lists….everybody had some flavor and some fish from Fishwife. So, I thought that would be a good starting point. I picked up a tin of smoked mackerel with chili flakes, and folks…I’m here to give it a shot today. Let’s see how this thing goes.
Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network, second on Football & Other F Words, analyst for Stacking The Inbox, and a Dogs Playing Poker on velvet connoisseur. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD, #BeBetter, and ‘Minds right, asses tight.’ “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, the NFL Draft, Nashville, Yankee Candle, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley.
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