Brillig! Another riddle!

Question

A nice easy riddle to start the day with.

I'm a slap from a tasty fish!
I make a wholesome sausage sandwich.
You'll find me in a ship, 
washing a pig to the tune of a flower and a rooster!

What am I?

shree.pat18 · Accepted Answer · 2016-06-02 07:35:12Z

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Is it

Talking nonsense/garbage?

Because:

I'm a slap from a tasty fish!

Codswallop

I make a wholesome sausage sandwich.

Porker pies/porkies? Or maybe baloney?

You'll find me in a ship,

?

washing a pig

Hogwash

to the tune of a flower and a rooster!

Poppycock

answered Jun 2 '16 at 7:35

shree.pat18

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$\begingroup$ I didn't want it to be THAT easy. Talk about quick. +1 The one you missed was "Bilge". $\endgroup$ – Brent Hackers Jun 2 '16 at 7:44
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$\begingroup$ Also I assume that "brillig" hints at the Jabberwocky poem. $\endgroup$ – Martin Ender Jun 2 '16 at 10:04
$\begingroup$ @MartinEnder Lewis Carroll and his nonsense verse :) +1 $\endgroup$ – Brent Hackers Jun 2 '16 at 13:33
$\begingroup$ Even after reading accepted answer, I still have no idea what this is about. Maybe care to explain more or the context? $\endgroup$ – Zikato Jun 2 '16 at 13:55
$\begingroup$ These are slightly older English terms for saying something was nonsense, i.e "That was pure poppycock" as in "That was rubbish", or "Hogswash!" as in "Nonsense!" $\endgroup$ – Olly Jun 2 '16 at 16:00

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