Why you must feel for the eel

From: The Independent - London | Date: May 28, 1995| Author: Keith Elliott | Copyright information

THIS is a good time of year to be a salmon, but a bad time to be an eel. Being thin, slimy and snake-like is a pretty big handicap, never mind the bit about having to swim all the way to the Caribbean if you want sex. But around this time, the poor eel is having about as much fun as a Manchester United fan in Liverpool.

Even eel, pie and mash shops in London are struggling, according to the Independent. Once the capital had more than 200 shops serving jellied eels; now there are around...

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