Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.17 $; site sysvis.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!sysvis!george From: george@sysvis.UUCP Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: A somewhat FISHY story, all around. Message-ID: <-1833208@sysvis.UUCP> Date: Mon, 18-Feb-85 16:44:00 EST Article-I.D.: sysvis.-1833208 Posted: Mon Feb 18 16:44:00 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 22-Feb-85 10:00:20 EST Lines: 33 Nf-ID: #N:sysvis:-1833208:000:1647 Nf-From: sysvis!george Feb 18 15:44:00 1985 Early one afternoon, two office workers decided to take off and go fishing. After sneaking out, buying the necessary equipment, and driving down to the lake, they began to prepare for the task at hand. Having not changed clothes since leaving the office, they were somewhat inappropriately attired for fishing. Bravely ignoring the comments of the other serious fishermen on the dock, they proceeded out to the very end in order to get to the deepest water. The two men, Dave and Bill, found a likely looking spot and commenced to bait hooks and whatever needs occur at a proper fishing site. Unfortunately, when Dave bent over to get a minnow for his hook, his wallet fell into the water. He im- mediately bent over the end of the dock to see if he could somehow retrieve his property. Suddenly, a nice looking carp swam by and grabbed the wallet in its mouth. The fish swam to and fro with the wallet ensconced in its mouth. Dave, not believing his eyes, called Bill over to have a looksee. Unperturbed, Bill looked down and said, "That's nothing, watch what happens next." In utter disbelief, Dave watched as a larger carp approached the first and grabbed Dave's wallet from the mouth of the first one. As the larger fish swam off into the deepest part of the lake, Dave turned to Bill and said, "Look, I've been fishing for many years and have yet to see that type of behavior from fish. How did you know that something was going to happen?" Bill said, as he slowly turned his back, "Surely you've heard of carp to carp walleting?"