Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.6.2.16 $; site sysvis.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!sysvis!george From: george@sysvis.UUCP Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: A tail of woe. Knott Berry punny. Message-ID: <-1833240@sysvis.UUCP> Date: Wed, 26-Sep-84 10:49:00 EDT Article-I.D.: sysvis.-1833240 Posted: Wed Sep 26 10:49:00 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 28-Sep-84 06:41:56 EDT Lines: 35 Nf-ID: #N:sysvis:-1833240:000:2416 Nf-From: sysvis!george Sep 26 09:49:00 1984Many years ago an anthropologist discovered that there were apparently some very old porpoises schooled in the Gulf of Mexico. Upon further investigation, he found that indeed this school of porpoises was storied among fishermen as at last having achieved life without death and that they never ate fish in the Gulf. No one, not even in fable, had ever seen one of these porpoises die or otherwise become sickly. Determined to get to the bottom of the mystery, our anthropologist returned to his office and immediately began garnering contributions for an expedition. Soon he was able to embark on his mission with a full staff of assistants. Following this school of porpoises continuously, he found several interesting datum. Indeed the porpoises did not experience death and neither did they eat fish from the Gulf. After some time, the entire school of porpoises migrated to the Mediterranean Sea with the anthropolgist not far behind. Ultimately, it was discovered that the porpoises entire diet consisted of one particular species of sea gull whose rookery only occurred one one tiny island in the Aegean. This small Greek island seemed to be devoid of other life when viewed from afar. The anthropologist, sensing a solution to the mystery and becoming more excited by the minute, dispatched a rowboat from his ship to the island. Since his certainty at finding the secret of life was so pronounced, he would allow no other person to accompany him. Landing on the island, he immediately walked up the mountain to the rookery and there collected several good specimens for analysis. Keeping the birds encased in several burlap bags, he began to make his way down the trail to the boat. Suddenly he saw a large and stately lion with a tremendous mane lying across the trail, blocking it completely. Since the surrounding vegetation was dense and thick he would be unable to pass unless he used the trail. The large stately lion seemed not to notice him and he soon discovered that the lion was asleep. Encouraged by the possibilities of his imminent discovery, he decided to try to gingerly step over the lion's sleeping body and get to the boat before anything untoward could happen. As he gingerly placed his first leg over the lion's body, he was suddenly and summarily arrested and charged with: "Transporting gulls across a stately lion for immortal porpoises".