“Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I’m halfway through my fishburger…”

SeaWorld is an American theme park chain with headquarters in Orlando, Florida. There are several restaurants; the Lakeside Grill sells a crispy fish sandwich.
 
“Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I’m halfway through my fishburger and I realize, ‘Oh my God—I could be eating a slow learner!’ -LYNDA MONTGOMERY” was printed in the book That’s Funny!:
A compendium of over 1,000 great jokes from today’s hottest comedians
(1996) by Michael Cader. The joke has been frequently told, sometimes with “fishburger” and other times with “fish sandwich.”
   
       
Wikipedia: SeaWorld
SeaWorld is an American theme park chain with headquarters in Orlando, Florida. It is a proprietor of marine mammal parks, oceanariums, animal theme parks, and rehabilitation centers owned by SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment (one park will be owned and operated by Miral under a license). The parks feature orcas, sea lion, and dolphin shows and zoological displays featuring various other marine animals.
   
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That’s Funny!:
A compendium of over 1,000 great jokes from today’s hottest comedians

By Michael Cader
New York, NY: Cader Books; Kansas City, MO: Andrews and McMeel
Pg. 159:
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Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I’m halfway through my fishburger and I realize, “Oh my God—I could be eating a slow learner!” -LYNDA MONTGOMERY
 
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29 October 2000, Arizona Daily Sun (Flagstaff, AZ), “A respite from your homecoming hangover” by Tom Carpenter, pg. A12, col. 2:
Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? There I am, halfway through my fish sandwich, when I realize I could be eating a slow learner!
 
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Scott
May 28, 2002, 3:10:56 PM
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I was eating a fish sandwich at the aquarium when it dawned onme…“Damn! I could be eating a slow learner!”
     
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Sep 28, 2006, 9:17:12 PM
“Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I’m halfway through my fish sandwich and I realize, Oh my God… I could be eating a slow learner.”
- Lynda Montgomery
   
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Jonathan @jdarnold@mastodon.sdf.org
@hieronymus
Replying to @lizwebpage
@lizwebpage “Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant?? I’m 1/2 thru my
fish burger and realize,my God I could be eating a slow lea ...
8:43 PM · May 16, 2008
 
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Lisa Tucker
@lisatuckermusic
can’t bring herself to eat a fish sandwich at sea world. i can’t shake the feeling i’m eating a slow learner.
4:36 PM · Feb 17, 2009
 
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OJ Cuervo
@DJOJ
Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant?  I’m halfway through my fish sandwich and I realize, Oh man, I could be eating a slow learner.
1:54 PM · Mar 26, 2009
     
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Geoff Willis
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Why does SeaWorld have a seafood restaurant? Im halfway through my fish and I realize I could be eating a slow learner - Lynda Montgomery
4:42 PM · Mar 27, 2009
 
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“Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I’m halfway through my fishburger and I realize, Oh my God… I could be eating a slow learner!”—Lynda Montgomery
 
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Posted by u/AnnArchist February 25, 2020
Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant?? I’m halfway through my fish burger and I realize, Oh man….I could be eating a slow learner
 
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Shagun Sharma
Published September 27, 2016
Last updated: 2016/09/27 at 11:17 PM
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18. “Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I’m halfway through my fishburger and I realise, Oh my God. I could be eating a slow learner.”
 
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“Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I’m halfway through my fish sandwich and I just realized, “Oh my God, I could be eating a slow learner!” - Lynda Montgomery
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11:43 PM · Sep 6, 2021
 
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Posted by u/54_actual December 28, 2022
what is the fish sandwich at sea world called?
“the slow learner”.