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From: george@sysvis.UUCP
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Subject: A tail of woe. Knott Berry punny.
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Date: Wed, 26-Sep-84 10:49:00 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 26 10:49:00 1984
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Many 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".