In a small
fishing village, a Newfoundlander was walking Up the wharf carrying two - at
least three-pound live lobsters - one in each hand.
It was three weeks
after the season closed! Whom should he meet at the end of the wharf but the
Federal Fisheries Officer who, upon viewing the live and wiggling lobsters,
says: "Well me Laddie I got you this time - with two live lobsters three weeks
after the season Closed!"
The Newfie says, "No - My Son you are wrong!
These are two trained lobsters that I caught two weeks before the season
ended."
The Fisheries Officer says, " Trained like how?"
"Well my
son, each day I takes these two from my house down to the wharf and puts them in
the water for a swim. While they swim I sits on the wharf and has me a smoke,
or two. After about 15 minutes I whistles and up comes me two lobsters, and I
takes them home!"
"Likely story", the Fisheries Officer says! "Lets take
them on down the wharf and see if it's true."
So, the Newfie goes
ahead of the Fisheries Officer to the end of the wharf where, under
supervision, he gently lowers both lobsters into the water.
The Newfie sits
on a wharf piling and lights up a smoke, then another! After about 15 minutes
the Fisheries Officer says to the Newfie, "How about whistling?"
The
Newfie says " What For?"
The Fisheries Officer says, " To call in the
Lobsters"
The Newfie says, " What Lobsters?"
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