Lionfish spikes and all CatFish

The menu said Catfish. The dish looked like Catfish. It had bread crumbs like Catfish usually does. My first bite, I thought “It tastes like Catfish.” But halfway through chewing that small bit, I got an unpleasant surprise. The small piece that I ate contained about five bones. I decided to try another piece. This one had six. I tried a larger piece. There was no meat whatsoever. Then, as I swallowed, I felt something slimy on the bottom and I started coughing up food. Why does no one ever tell me that this schools cafeteria food usually has PEPPERS!!!?? Another relatively bony experience and a piece of advice. Number one; don’t ever try fish samples at Chinese stores. They have bones like knives. Now, picture me, and innocent little American boy walking down a Chinese food aisle. At the end there is a woman holding a plate of fish. Me, being a hungry growing boy, I grab one. Never again. I take a bite and it’s like the cook put in tooth picks. My mouth is bleeding in three places. Never again.