The Fishing contest
The Presidential election was too close to call. Neither the
Republican candidate nor the Democratic candidate had enough
votes to win… There was much talk about ballot recounting,
court challenges, etc., but a week-long ice fishing competition
seemed the sportsmanlike way to settle things. The candidate
that caught the most fish at the end of the week would win the
election.
Therefore, it was decided that there should be an ice fishing
contest between the two candidates to determine the winner.
After much of back and forth discussion, it was decided that
the contest take place on a remote frozen lake in northern
Minnesota.
There were to be no observers present, and both men were to be
sent out separately on this isolated lake and return at 5 P.M.
with their catch for counting and verification by a team of
neutral parties.
At the end of the first day, Obama
returned to the starting line and he had ten fish.
Soon, John McCain returned and had no fish. Well, everyone assumed he
was just having another ‘bad hair’ day or something and
hopefully, he would catch up the next day.
At the end of the 2nd day Obama came in with 20 fish and
McCain came in again with none.
That evening, Rick Davis got together secretly with John McCain and
said, ‘John, I think Obama is a low-life, cheatin’
son-of-a-gun. I want you to go out tomorrow and don’t even
bother with fishing. Just spy on him and see just how he is
cheating.’
The next night (after Obama returns with 50 fish), Rick
said to John McCain, ‘Well, tell me, how is Obama. cheating?’
John McCain replied,
‘Rick, you’re not going to believe this, but he’s cutting holes in the ice!’