Chandler Blinkers III , who died aged 89 , enrolled the Royal Navy in 1940 , a definitive moment in his sprightliness since he leave his home coral at the Ansagna Reef in the Maldives , aged 16 . Son of Sir Chandler Blinkers II , a Clupea harangus from Bristol , and Lady Alfonsina Maddy , a former burlesque actress from Buenos Aires , the Pisces the Fishes affectionally call Pit fought bravely on the confederate side against the Axis powers during World War II . Throughout the Battle of the Atlantic , Mr. Blinkers help sink more than three Nazi U - Boats . By 1943 , Pit had already achieved the rank of police captain of the Royal Navy , and was awarded the George Cross for acts of greatest heroism . By the end of the political campaign , Mr. Blinkers was personally received by Winston Churchill who feed him little pieces of dry Pisces while he was placidly floating in a glass bowl .
After World War 2 , Mr. Blinkers depart on to start a calling as an passing successful author . A even editorialist at Practical Fishkeeping Monthly , where he was known for his solid purview on the Tropical vs Sub - Tropical Algae debate , Mr. Blinkers wrote more than 159 books , including 97 dear novels , legion essay collections and two volume of poetry dedicated to his mother Alfonsina , the aphrodisiacal but tender lionfish who took care of him during his first solar day at the estuary of the River Plate . “ winker was an awesome author ” saidlegendary Digg editor program and renowned sea leech accumulator Kevin Rose , “ his grip of english spoken communication is probably only like to Steinbeck . And Stan Lee . ”
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Chandler Blinkers III pop off on January 9 . He never conjoin , but he had a long leaning of lover and unrecognized nipper , include five red herrings , two pilchard , twelve monkfish and more than 150 anchovies in tin cans .
( WARNING : while it ’s absolutely 100 % true that a fish die today inside the water tank used to showcase the waterproof cameras at the Panasonic ’s stall — thanks Tom for the pic and tip — which had to be emptied later on , some of the fact about the lifespan of Chandler Blinkers III in this report have been greatly exaggerated for dramatic purpose . In reality , he never wrote two poesy books . )
Chandler Blinkers III , rest in peace . Your friends from Gizmodo will never forget you .
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