Pet Fish

 

A redneck with a bucket full of live fish was approached recently by a game warden in  West Virginia as he started to drive his boat away from a lake.

The game warden asked the man, "May I see your fishing license please?"

"Naw, sir," replied the redneck. "I don't need none of them there papers. These here are my pet fish."

"Pet fish??"

"Yep.  Once a week, I bring these here fish o'mine down to the lake and let  'em swim 'round for a while.  Then when I whistle, they swim right back into my net and I take 'em home."

"What a line of baloney....you're under arrest."

The redneck  said, "It's the truth, Mr. Gov'ment Man.  I'll  show ya!  We do  this all the time!!"

"WE  do, now, do WE?" smirked the warden. "PROVE  it!"

The redneck released the fish into the  lake and stood and waited. 

After a few minutes, the warden said, "Well?"

"Well, WHUT?" said the redneck.

The warden asked, "When are you going to call them  back?"

"Call who back?"

"The FISH," replied  the warden!

"Whut fish?" asked the  redneck.

MORAL OF THE STORY:
We may not be as  smart as some city slickers, but we ain't as dumb as  some  government employees.

You can say what you want about the South, but you never hear of anyone retiring and moving north.