- Ghoti is fish?
- See here, English phonetics. G-H becomes F as in tough or laugh. O becomes I as in women. T-I becomes S-H as in ration or the word nation.
25 seconds sound clip from Batman (1966) - An Egg Grows in Gotham (S2E13) TV Series.
You can hear this line at 00:12:58 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
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- What kind of company sells eggs that you can't fry, scramble or boil?
- Right, Robin. Let's see what that brings.
- Look at this. A new egg firm has just opened on Point View Street.
- The Ghoti Oeufs Caviar Company. Oeuf means eggs in French, but I don't get this other word at all.
- Holy semantics, Batman, you never cease to amaze me.
- No time for compliments now, Robin. We must thwart some criminals. To the Batmobile.
- Oh, you're making a fine deal, Chief Screaming Chicken.
- One hundred dollars a month for life and all the eggs you can eat.
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