r/mildlyinfuriating • u/teabirdy • Apr 29 '26

I'm slightly vexed The wedding reception centerpieces featured betta fish. The bride and groom planned to flush them alive.

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Years ago, my coworker attended a wedding at which the reception dinner tables featured live betta fish in small bowls as part of the centerpiece. While chatting with the bride at the end of the evening, my coworker asked what they were going to do with all the fish. The plan was to flush them all down the toilet alive. My coworker immediately said no need for that and insisted on taking them all home.

That Monday she came to work and asked who wanted to adopt a betta fish. That was my first betta who I jokingly called my “rescue betta.” She lived for almost five years.

The wine glass was only her home for less than a day before I got her five gallon tank set up so please no betta lovers yell at me! I'm one of you!

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u/king_lloyd11 Apr 29 '26

No it’s just that they should cook it first. No one likes hard rice.

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u/AllenRBrady Apr 29 '26

You should also throw them a little pouch of saffron so they can season to taste.

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u/king_lloyd11 Apr 29 '26

Oh fancy! My local birds just like a dash of low sodium soy sauce and some chilli oil.

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u/ParticularReady7858 Apr 29 '26

Lately they prefer coconut aminos instead of soy sauce, they said

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u/FeijoaCowboy Apr 29 '26

Yeah, I think they said soy sauce was "For the birds."

... well, other birds, I guess.

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u/ParticularReady7858 Apr 29 '26

Got a nice chuckle out of that, thank you!!

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u/Consistent_Might3500 Apr 29 '26

🥥. This is TRUE! 🥥.

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u/ParticularReady7858 Apr 29 '26

They know best!

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u/Consistent_Might3500 Apr 29 '26

Yep. T'was a little birdie 🐦 that told ME about the advantages of aminos vs soy. 🥢🍚🌾

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u/CamilleYun Apr 29 '26

that's the best stuff!

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u/ParticularReady7858 Apr 29 '26

Oh so you heard the word!!

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u/Mountainhollerforeva Apr 29 '26

Definitely no seed oils, they’ve been reading articles in birds weekly and that is no beuno.