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September 8th, 2003
Old Age and Treachery Sent in by Bob Mowdy
An old farmer had owned a large farm for several
years. He had a large pond in the back, fixed up nice;
picnic tables, horseshoe courts, basketball court, etc.
The pond was properly shaped and fixed up for swimming.
One evening the old farmer decided to go down to the
pond, as he hadn’t been there for a while, and look it over.
As he neared the pond, he heard voices shouting and
laughing with glee.
As he came closer he saw it was a bunch of young women
skinny dipping in his pond.
When the women became aware of his presence they all
went to the deep end of the pond.
One of the women shouted to him, “We’re not coming out
until you leave!”
The old man replied, “I didn’t come down here to watch
you ladies swim or make you get out of the pond naked.”
“I only came to feed the alligator.”
Moral: With enough incentive, old age and treachery will triumph
over youth and inexperience.
Originally published September 8th, 2003 on Fly Anglers Online by Bob Mowdy.