Ole was stopped by a game warden recently with two ice chests of fish.
was leaving a cove well known for its fishing. The game warden asked Ole,… See More
“Do you have a license to catch those fish?”
“No, sir, I don’t have any of dose licenses, no. Ya must understand dese are
my pet fish.”
“Pet fish?” said the game warden. “Ya! Every night I take dese here fish
down to da lake and let “em swim ’round for a while. Den I vistle and they
yump right back into dis ice chest and I take ’em home.”
“That’s a bunch of hooey! Fish can’t do that!” says the game warden.
Ole looked at the game warden for a moment and then said, “It’s da truth Mr.
Government man, I’ll show you. It really verks.”
“Okay,” said the game warden, ” I’ve GOT to see this!”
Ole poured the fish into the lake and stood and waited.
After several minutes, the game warden turned to him and said, “Well?”
“Vell, what?” said Ole.
The warden said, “When are you going to call them back?”
Ole said, “Call vut back?”
“The FISH!” replied the warden.
“Vut fish?” answered Ole.
Norwegians may not be as smart as some big city slickers, but they aren’t as
dumb as most government employees!
