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Another Fish Story

posted--no swimming, strong under tows no guard on duty what kind of life is that, no swimming it’s my life and I don’t need a guard I’m taking the sign down He spotted a another sign, ‘no boating’ He had his boat and launched it. Still another sign was noted ‘no alcohol’ He opened a six pack. Would you believe another sign existed, ‘no fishing’ He consumed the beer while he was fishing. Caught a tuna and hoisted it into the boat brought it back to shore and into his truck other tuna’s saw what took place and were angry over their loss they left a sign on the beach ‘drunken man named Charlie took a tuna’ the fish market learned of this situation after they had just bought his tuna which was not of good quality. They notified other markets to be on the lookout next week Charlie came back to fish out in the boat he saw water filling his boat there were holes at the bottom the other tuna’s alerted swordfish of the capture they pierced the boat to sink frantically he waved for help people on shore called the police once onshore he was read his rights for breaking the rules while under the influence at court the judge spoke ‘sorry Charlie only the best tuna becomes Starkist” ‘you drank while in a boat fishing’ ‘you violated the postings disrupted a family of tuna’ ‘how do you plea’ well I don’t want to explain to the court how I pee but if I can go to the back room I will tell you the courtroom howled ‘order in the court, this man is disorderly’ the verdict came down Charles was given a one month sentence for violations of rules of fish and game intoxicated on public soil destroying public property and operating a boat in a restricted area Charlie sat in his cell and saw a sign posted smoking permitted only with a guard there was a guard on duty who said “only nice fishermen get to have a camel” he then received his lunch on a tray, tuna fish sandwiches!! and a note ‘sorry Charlie only the best inmates get Starkist'

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