Mackerel snapper topic Mackerel snapper  was once a sectarian slur for Roman Catholics , originating in the United States in the 1850s. It referred to the Catholic discipline of Friday abstinence from red meat and poultry, for which fish was substituted.
Follow @TIMECulture. Admit it: you were pronouncing the word âSmaugâ â the name of the Hobbit dragon, the one whoâs in the subtitle of the upcoming movie installation â as âsmog.â.
But when it comes to the big-screen version of The Hobbit, it's all about size, baby: Peter Jackson's sprawling adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's book features no fewer than 13 dwarves, three wizards, two elven leaders, a dragon, a sinister ring lover and, of course, the titular heroâall part of an epic adventure spanning three films.