Nah. As excellent an example as he is, it's pure Fan Myopia. Anyone who hasn't seen the show would be utterly confused.
Found a Youtube Channel with political stances you want to share? Hop on over to this page and add them.Does anybody know (for sure) the trope-namer for this topic? I remember hearing that it was an actual fish in an Agatha Christie story, but I have nothing more than that.
Hide / Show RepliesIt definitely predates Christie. Wikipedia says it probably dates from 1807, and a journalist who compared the British press's mistaken belief that Napoleon had been defeated to a hound who follows the scent of a kipper rather than the genuine trail, just because it's stronger.
Ignore this. Clever point turned out to be ridiculously wrong - but cannot delete posting!
Edited by 70.33.253.44Not sure if it should be noted, but Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory has one, I believe. On the Bathhouse level you are sent to investigate a yakuza group that goes by the name of Red Nishin, believing they are the purchasers of the IW alogorithims. However, if you interrogate a particular guard, Sam asks what nishin even means. He describes it as a sort of fish, Sam replying with herring, to which the guard confirms. Needless to say, Red Nishin weren't the purchasers.
Removed this, because it hardly looks like an example of a Red Herring to me
OK. I think we need to have Red Herring from A Pup Named Scooby Doo as the trope image, as the trope is both his name and his role as a suspect.
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