The name copi is a nod to how “copious” the fish are, officials said in a statement, copious being a generous description of the way the invasive fish have overrun Midwestern waterways. The trick has been to get people in the U.S. to try Asian carp, fish that are eaten in other parts of the world but not so much stateside.
Ted joined Shaun Thompson to talk about about the Chicago Teachers Union’s absurd new contract demands, why so many Chicago teachers are chronically absent, and Brandon Johnson’s failed first year as mayor.
What a representation of Chicago’s plight.
The bill passed despite their votes in response to certain incidents where local prosecutors are thought to have been too lenient with non-citizens assaulting cops.
The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board cited Wirepoints’ analysis of Chicago student proficiency data in their latest piece condemning the Chicago Teachers Union’s outrageous contract demands…all while a vast majority of Chicago’s children graduate unable to read at grade level.
Ted joined Tom Miller of WJPF to talk about the details of Gov. Pritzker’s proposed $52 billion budget, why the state is struggling now that federal covid dollars have run out, the controversy surrounding Tier 2 government pensions, why Illinois’ expensive education system fails to teach children to read, the outrageous demands of the Chicago Teachers Union, and more.
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They didn’t think this name through. The mind easily jumps from copi to crappy.
Your joke was pre-empted a long, long ago by a real fish some downstaters take at least some pride in catching sounding like your version but spelled as “crappie.”
When’s the last time you went to the store and bought Carp?
That’s what I thought.
More government intervention in the name of ecosystem protection. What could go wrong?
If you’ve eaten a whaler sandwich at Burger King, you’ve eaten carp!