The Banker's Yacht

I went fishing last week with a banker
On an impressive one hundred foot yacht
But when I joked and called it a tanker
I fathomed my real big fat mouth was caught

I threw out my line, hooked one, and yanked her
But it snapped my feeble rod like a twig
Although what elevated my rancor
Was that the fish got my favorite jig

Therefore, I tried once again to shank her
With that large hook used to lift bales of hay
But in this case that didn’t help bank her
Coz once again the darn thing got away

So I stuck some bait onto the anchor
And then dropped it into the deep blue sea
But that beast pulled the yacht down and sank her
And that’s the last time that he fished with me.

David Fisher  October 1, 2015  Trashed #3, sponsor, Broken Wings

Copyright © | Year Posted 2015



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Date: 11/9/2015 6:45:00 PM
Very nice, David! Congrats on your nice win. Sandra
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Date: 11/9/2015 1:30:00 PM
made me smile David many congrats on your win:-) hugs Jan xx
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Date: 11/9/2015 11:08:00 AM
David, Congratulations on your Trashed #3 win. SKAT
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Date: 10/21/2015 1:44:00 PM
A very nice write, I enjoyed the smile. I enjoy fishing as well... ~ Caryl
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Date: 10/11/2015 8:17:00 PM
Hahaha! Nicely written, David. The only puzzle is this: If you were on the yacht, did you go down with it too? Just a thought. You might enjoy reading my "The Truth About Fishermen." / M
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Date: 10/2/2015 8:21:00 AM
Bankers often seem fishy to me so I enjoyed this write. Thanks too for stopping by my way. Gerald Oliver
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Date: 10/1/2015 1:22:00 PM
Very clever and most enjoyable. Truly an entertaining write ... CayCay
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