October 28, 2004

Big Excitement

"Hello?"
"Dude, they're zapping the fish."
"Uh...what?"
"They. Are. Zapping. The. Fish."
"Huh...OH! OH!...I'll be right down."

They're draining the lake we have in front of our office so they can widen the roads. The company was nice enough to let us catch many of the fish before they drained it, but we couldn't get all of them. In comes an organization that specialized in pond management who's slogan is, "We take care of your liquid assets." Corny, but good.

In order to catch the remaining fish, a guy gets out into the lake/pond, drops some electrodes into the water and applies a mild electric shock to the fish. When they float to the top, he scoops them up in a net and transports them to their new home. Well, all except the catfish. He's going to get a nice egg and milk bath, then be lovingly covered with corn meal. Then take a nice, hot bath.

It's amazing the things that fascinate us, isn't it?

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