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.
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Played by: Andy Serkis. Name: Gollum. Alias: My precious (in The Hobbit); SmÃ©agol, Slinker, Stinker, skulking fellow, Her Sneak, black sneak, gobbler with the flapping hands, Trahald (in LOTR) Date of Birth: c. T.A. 2440. Race: Hobbit of (or related to) the Stoor branch.