Pet Fish

homecook

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My BIL just sent this to me..........

A redneck was stopped by a game warden in Central Texas recently with two ice chests full of fish. He was leavin' a cove well-known for its

> fishing.
>
> The game warden asked the man, 'Do you have a license to catch those
> fish?'
> 'Naw, sir', replied the redneck. 'I ain't got none of them there
> licenses.
> You must understand, these here are my pet fish.'
>
> 'Pet fish?'
>
> 'Yeah. Every night, I take these here fish down to the lake and let
> 'em swim 'round for awhile. Then, when I whistle, they jump right back

> into these here ice chests and I take 'em home.'
>
> 'That's a bunch of hooey! Fish can't do that.'
>
> The redneck looked at the warden for a moment and then said, 'It's the

> truth Mr. Government Man. I'll show ya. It really works.'
>
> 'O. K.', said the warden. 'I've got to see this!'
>
> The redneck poured the fish into the lake and stood and waited.
>
> After several minutes, the warden says, 'Well?'
>
> 'Well, what?', says the redneck.
>
> The warden says, 'When are you going to call them back?'
>
> 'Call who back?'
>
> 'The FISH', replied the warden!
>
> 'What fish?', replied the redneck.
>
> Moral of the story: We may not be as smart as some city slickers, but
> we ain't as dumb as some government employees.
>
> You can say what you want about the South, but you never hear of
> anyone retiring and moving north.
 
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