Bombay duck Mail (or Bombay "Daak") thus reeked of the fish smell and "You smell like the Bombay Daak" was a common term in use in the days of the British Raj. In Bombay, the local English speakers then called it so, but it was eventually corrupted into "Bombay duck". Nonetheless, the "Oxford English Dictionary" dates "Bombay duck" to at least 1850, two years before the first railroad in Bombay was constructed, making this explanation unlikely. According to local Bangladeshi stories, the term Bombay duck was first coined by Robert Clive, after he tasted a piece during his conquest of Bengal. He
Creature from the Haunted Sea that "worked perfectly," Corman decided that the first take was funnier, and used it in the film with added narration to achieve humorous effect. According to Beach Dickerson, the creature was made from "a wetsuit, some moss, lots of Brillo pads[...]tennis balls for the eyes, ping-pong balls for the pupils, and pipecleaners for the claws. Then we cover him with black oilcloth to make him slimy." According to Carbone, the cast "really had to do some deep concentration in order not to laugh when we saw it." Carbone felt that Corman should have shot the scenes featuring the creature from