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[Frogwarrior]

So a friend of mine pointed out this news article.

I will never sleep again.

[Danarca]

Damnit, I go by a small lake every day when coming home form school...

One day the temptation shall be too great and I will jump into it to fight those vicious fish!

[Chicken Launcher]

The obvious solution is magma. And lots of it.

[TheDeadlyShoe]

I wish we could build electrified poison-fences in DF.

[monk12]

""They're like living missiles," he says. "And because they reach weights of up to 80 to 100 pounds, a fast-moving boat and a person sitting in it [colliding] with a fish is likely to come out much worse for the wear.""

I KNEW they were deadly!

and this goodie,

""The game's not over; it's not time to give up," he says. "There are lots of examples of invasions that while [they] may initially look successful, may fail — or certainly be made to fail with effective management. We shouldn't give up at this point.""

may as well be the DF motto! Remember, no matter how successful your fortress is, you can always find a way to have Fun.

[Sysice]

They're even worse than DF carp. At least carp in DF can't swim through walls (I know it's not exactly what happened, but it's close enough) and jump out of the water. Now... what happens when we cross-breed them?

[Chicken Launcher]

They're even worse than DF carp. At least carp in DF can't swim through walls (I know it's not exactly what happened, but it's close enough) and jump out of the water. Now... what happens when we cross-breed them?

Bloodthirsty flying monsters that can kill the average adult.

[Retro]

Oh gods, if Toady ever implements flying fish...

[Dohon]

Looks like my plan to build an underground bunker will have to be accelerated.

*grabs a pick*

[expwnent]

The Mississippi and Illinois rivers serve as examples: 90 percent of what fishermen catch there are carp, and that has virtually destroyed commercial fisheries because carp has low commercial value, he says. What's more, silver carp have an "unusual habit" of jumping high out of the water — and have harmed people.

"They're like living missiles," he says. "And because they reach weights of up to 80 to 100 pounds, a fast-moving boat and a person sitting in it [colliding] with a fish is likely to come out much worse for the wear."

 
AAAAAAAAAAA!

Now the Fun spreads to RL...

[Asmodeous]

My girlfriend actually works for a Great Lakes research group. We were chatting about this the other day and my immediate thought was "Oh no, the fisher dwarfs are doomed!"

Me.

[Alrenous]

At least carp in DF can't swim through walls (I know it's not exactly what happened, but it's close enough)

You see, the water was flowing and they got tele-pushed through the fortification. Turns out RL even has DF bugs.

[Count Dorku]

At least carp in DF can't swim through walls (I know it's not exactly what happened, but it's close enough)

You see, the water was flowing and they got tele-pushed through the fortification. Turns out RL even has DF bugs.

I want the old Contents Under Pressure bug, then. I get a small piece of gold, melt it down, and find myself the richest guy on campus.

[Quantum Toast]

The obvious solution is magma. And lots of it.

You know any good embark sites with magma round there?

Still, could be worse. If America was evil they'd be skeletal carp.

[NFossil]

On a more serious topic, I wonder why these species don't catch up commercially in North America. They are perfectly fine for human consumption in their native range, and anything with a profit tend to get controlled quickly.