Posted 7/12/2024 8:12 AM (GMT -5)
A fellow is in his boat out on a lake with a bucket full of fish that he has just caught.
A wildlife officer spots him and pulls his boat up alongside. Seeing the bucket of fish in the fellow's boat, the wildlife officer asks to see his fishing license. The fellow tells the officer that he doesn't need a fishing license.
The wildlife officer looks down at the bucket and says: "You definitely need a license to be catching fish, and I can see that you've been fishing today. You have live fish right there! Where's your license?"
The fellow says: "Oh no, those are my pet fish. I just brought them out here for the day to enjoy the lake."
"Pet fish?" replies the wildlife officer.
"Oh yes," the fellow says, "I let them out of the bucket, and they swim around and play, but when it's time to go, I whistle and they all jump right back in. They are very well trained."
The wildlife officers scratches his chin, and says: "I've never heard about trained pet fish. Well, this I've got to see."
So the fellow dumps the bucket of fish into the lake, then calmly turns and looks at the wildlife officer.
The wildlife officer says: "Well, call them back."
The fellow says: "Call who back?"
The wild life officer says: "Your pet fish."
"What pet fish?" replies the fellow.