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Super Secret Fishing Spot
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Zeke,
a secretive oldtimer, was the most successful
fisherman in West Noplace County. He was a
generous old fellow who would gladly give his
catch to the poor, but he refused to tell
anyone where he went. He always fished alone,
and went to elaborate lengths to make sure he
wasn't followed when he drove out of town.
For
years and years, the local fish and game
warden-- an expert fisherman himself-- begged
and groveled and swore never to tell a soul
until Zeke finally agreed to let him come along
one morning.
They
sneaked out of town undetected, drove for hours
along roads the warden had never been on and
finally hiked two miles through a forest to a
lake the warden didn't know existed. Zeke had a
john boat hidden in the underbrush. They rigged
up their rods and rowed out onto the lake.
Zeke
reached into his tackle box, removed a stick of
dynamite, lit the fuse and tossed it overboard.
The
surface of the water erupted -- Foom!
-- and when the spray settled a couple of dozen
very large fish lay stunned on the surface. Zeke
took a landing net, handed one to the warden and
said "Scoop 'em up and we'll do it again."
The warden went berserk
"Good
Lord, Zeke!" he cried. "You can't do that! It's
not even legal to have dynamite without a
permit, let alone set it off! There's a dozen
laws against what you did. You'll never get out
of jail!"
Zeke
didn't reply. He just took another stick of
dynamite, bit off the fuse cord down to a few
seconds' worth, lit it and tossed it into the
warden's lap.
Then
he spoke as follows:
"Did
you come all the way out here to talk, or to
fish?".
Joke
Courtesy of Arnold Markowitz, Miami Florida
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