I was wondering if that "hold the anchovies" phrase that I mentioned last month (see "The Little Fishy That Could" post) was something that I made up, a family joke, or a saying that only very old people from the Midwest remember.
Never fear. Here is a posting from the Amateur Gourmet on the exact same subject, with even more 80's references than I remembered.
And for more highbrow stuff, here is an article in SF Magazine on the little swimmers.
Anchovies are the new truffle oil!