Do you have a odd art story

Many years ago I was working with a acrylic mold technique in which I would make a low relief picture in clay and then cast it in acrylic. I went to a Japanesse market to buy dried fish to cast (Cool textures!). The owners of the store aparently did not have many people of the pasty variety buying these fish and they were very excited! They were all talking to me about how to prepare these fish for eating. They were so helpfull I did not have the heart to tell them I had no intention of ever eating these fish. They did look great in the painting, but to this day I'm not sure how they would taste!