One of Tony's posts sparked this thought to blame him for this......
When I lived in NJ (I know, someone has to), a popular fish dish was "Baked Scrod".
What on earth is a Scrod????
It tasted like standard white fish, but I cannot find a species called scrod and most wait staff just looked blank when I asked.
Since moving to TX I have yet to see scrod on the menu.

Like I said, blame Tony

I think a scrod is just a name for a baby cod fish. I actually had some scrod recently. In NJ no less!!

Ah, like there is no such animal as Scampi

Doug told me a joke once after I used that term. This doesn't answer your question, but here it is (retold from memory, hope I get it right):

A businessman travels to Boston, and hails a taxi at the airport. He's in the mood for some seafood, so he asks the cab driver, "Hey, do you know where I can get scrod around here?"

The driver replies, "Buddy, I've been asked that question a million times in a million different ways. But that's the first time I've ever heard it said in the pluperfect subjunctive."

I have to ask, Tony, where did you pick up that term? It seems to be limited in use to the north east.

I don't remember exactly. It just sounds funny when used as a past tense for "screw".

Greetings!

Scrod

And yes, I am from New Jersey. You can always tell someone from New Jersey: most people from out of state will refer to the state as "Jersey". If you hear someone say "New Jersey", they have lived there for a while.

And yes, most people ask / answer directions by exit number instead of landmarks or locations...

personally, I prefer the multi tense term BONK

You got it right. Classic.

And "Scrod is whatever they tell you it is, usually fish. If you paid more than $6/pound, you got scrod.."

A little scrod etymology here .

I remember seeing this one on the Straight Dope - are we talking about the same Doug as the one over there?

Bryan.

I doubt it. I am guessing this Doug is tanstaafl.

Speaking of Doug, the album Slugcology 101 should be on everyone's Empeg player!