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Fishing with Old Man Johnson

Jan 01, 1900
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Fishing with Old Man Johnson
Mrs. Wilson calls the Sheriff and tells him that Old Man Johnson is using dynamite to fish in the small lake on her property. The Sheriff says that he's told Old Man Johnson that using dynamite to fish was illegal numerous times and he would be out right away to put an end to it.

When he arrives at the Wilson's he can plainly see Old Man Johnson in a small rowboat lighting dynamite with the end of his cigar and tossing it overboard and then "Whoomp" - several fish would rise to the surface where Old Man Johnson would just pick them up and put them in his bucket. The Sheriff yells at the top of his lungs, but Old Man Johnson either doesn't hear him or is just ignoring him and keeps tossing the lit dynamite overboard.

Finally, his voice getting hoarse, the sheriff decides to row out there and then grabs Old Man Johnson by the arm and says "Johnson, I've told you over and over that you can't use dynamite to fish - it's against the law"

Old Man Johnson lights another stick of dynamite, hands it to the Sheriff and says "You gonna talk or fish?

Originally published November 14, 2002.

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