ke ▁by ▁telling ▁Jimmy ▁he ▁was ▁hun gry ▁for ▁something ▁more ▁substantial ▁than ▁fruit , ▁and ▁Jimmy ▁suggested ▁there ▁might ▁be ▁some ▁fish st icks ▁in ▁the ▁free zer ): ▁ ▁Jimmy : ▁Do ▁you ▁like ▁fish st icks ? Cart man : ▁Yeah . J im my : ▁Do ▁you ▁like ▁putting ▁fish st icks ▁in ▁your ▁mouth ? Cart man : ▁Yeah . J im my : ▁What ▁are ▁you , ▁a ▁gay ▁fish ? ▁ ▁The ▁jo ke , ▁which ▁plays ▁on ▁the ▁similarity ▁of ▁the ▁phr ases ▁" fish st icks " ▁and ▁" fish ▁d icks " ▁when ▁spoken , ▁becomes ▁a ▁hit ▁throughout ▁South ▁Park . ▁When ▁Cart man ▁begins ▁taking ▁half ▁credit ▁for ▁the ▁jo ke , ▁K yle ▁tells ▁Jimmy ▁he ▁should ▁stand ▁up ▁to ▁Cart man . ▁When ▁Jimmy ▁tells ▁Cart man ▁he ▁feels ▁he ▁wrote ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁jo ke , ▁Cart man ▁fear s ▁Jimmy ▁will ▁try ▁to ▁take ▁full ▁credit ▁and ▁asks ▁K yle ▁for ▁advice ▁on ▁how ▁to ▁deal ▁with ▁Jimmy . ▁K yle ▁instead ▁says ▁he ▁bel ieves ▁Jimmy ▁wrote ▁the ▁entire ▁jo ke , ▁and ▁suggests ▁that ▁Cart man ' s ▁e go ▁is ▁so ▁big ▁that ▁he ▁sub cons ci ously ▁rem embers ▁things ▁incorrectly ▁to ▁make ▁himself ▁feel ▁more ▁important . ▁This ▁is ▁supp lement ed ▁by ▁Cart man ' s ▁flash back s ▁to ▁the ▁creation ▁of ▁the ▁jo ke , ▁which ▁become ▁more ▁over b low n ▁and ▁rid icul ous ▁as ▁the ▁episode