An old fisherman is walking on a beach carrying a few fish in a bucket. A game warden walks up and asks to see his fishing license.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t have a fishing license,\u201d says the man.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know it\u2019s illegal to fish without a license, right?\u201d asks the warden.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wasn\u2019t fishing, officer. These fish are my pets.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYour pets?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYes, officer. They like a little exercise, so when the weather\u2019s fine, I take them to the water and let them swim around. Once they\u2019re done, I give them a whistle and they jump back into my bucket and we head home.\u201d<\/p>\n
The officer isn\u2019t buying a word of it, so the old man says, \u201cDon\u2019t believe me? Just watch!\u201d and he throws the fish into the sea.<\/p>\n
The warden waits for a minute then says, \u201cAlright, now whistle to your fish and make them jump out of the water.\u201d
\nThe fisherman turns to the officer and says,<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat fish?\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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