A Taiwanese Fight About a Fish

Grandpa and Grandpa usually get along just fine, but every so often they have a tiff. This morning, immortalized in the traditional Taiwanese tune “Ti Oh Oh,” which you’ll hear here in Hokkien, Grandpa is digging for taro root when he unearths a fish. That’s funny stuff, so he laughs…HA HA HA! The tale turns when he brings the fish home to grandma and they disagree about how much salt to put in the pot. A scuffle ensues; the pot crashes to the ground. Trouble, yes, but Grandpa and Grandma have lived a long life. Lost fish? A tragedy to be sure. Still, they laugh…HA HA HA!