Banta was carrying a large fish in a bucket
Banta was carrying a large fish in a bucket of water away from a lake, which was well known for its excellent fishing. When a Fishery officer stopped him -
The officer says : “Do you have a fishing license?”
Banta replies : “Don’t need a license, this is my pet fish.”
“Pet fish?” – the officer asked.
Banta answers: “Yes, every night I take my fish down to the lake and let him swim around for a while, then I whistle and he jumps up on shore and I put him in his bucket and we go back home.”
Officer Replies : “That’s a bunch of baloney, fish can’t do that.”
Banta looks at the officer and says : “You want me to show you?”
Very curious now, the officer says: “OK. I’ve got to see this”
Banta pours the fish into the lake then stands there waiting.
After a few minutes, the officer turns to Banta and says, “Well?”
“Well, What?” Banta says.
The Officer asks, “Are you going to call your fish back?”
“Fish! What fish?” – Banta responds.
