A hillbilly was stopped by a game warden
recently with two ice chests of fish. He was leaving
a cove well known for its fishing.

The game warden asked the man, "Do you have a
license to catch those fish?"

"Naw, sir, I ain't got none of them there licenses.
You must understand these here are my pet fish."

"Pet fish?" said the game warden.

"Ya. Every night I take these here fish down to da
lake and let them swim 'round for a while. Then I
whistle and they jump rat back into this here ice
chest and I take them home."

"That's a bunch of hooey! Fish can't do that!" says
the warden.

The hillbilly looked at the game warden for a moment
and then said, "It's the truth Mr.Government man,
I'll show you. It really works."

"Okay," said the game warden, " I've GOT to see this!"

The hillbilly poured the fish into the lake and they
all swam away. They stood and waited. After several
minutes, the game warden turned to him and said, "Well?"

"Well, what?" said the hillbilly.

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

The hillbilly said, "Call who back?"

"The FISH!" replied the warden.

"What fish?" answered the hillbilly.