----- Original Message ----- From: <Buffettcop@xxxxxxx> To: <Buffettcop@xxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2005 10:36 PM Subject: there are no fish under the ice! > Subject: there are no fish under the ice! > > A blonde decided she needed something new and different for a winter > hobby. > > She went to the bookstore and bought every book she could find on > ice-fishing. For weeks she read and studied.....hoping to become an expert > in the field. > > Finally she decided she knew enough, and out she went for her first > ice-fishing trip. She carefully gathered up and packed all the tools and > equipment > needed for the excursion. Each piece of equipment had its own special > place in her > kit. > > When she got to the ice, she found a quiet little area; placed her padded > stool; and carefully laid out her tools. Just as she was about to make her > first > cut into the ice, a booming voice from the sky bellowed, "there are no > fish > under the ice!" > > Startled, the blonde grabbed up all her belongings; moved farther along on > the ice; poured some hot chocolate from her thermos; and started to cut a > new > hole. Again the voice from above bellowed, "there are no fish under the > ice!" > > Amazed, the blonde wasn't quite sure what to do, as this certainly wasn't > covered in any of the books. She packed up her gear and moved to the far > side of > the ice. Once there, she stopped for a few moments to regain her calm. She > was > extremely careful to set everything up perfectly -- tools in the right > place...chair positioned just so. Just as she was about to cut the new > hole, the > voice came again: "there are no fish under the ice!" > > Petrified, the blonde looked skyward and asked, "Is that you lord?" > > And the voice boomed back, "No. This is the manager of the skating rink." > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.4 - Release Date: 2/1/2005 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.4 - Release Date: 2/1/2005 To unsubscribe at any time, just send a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject. Tell your friends about the list. They can subscribe by sending a message to: optacon-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "subscribe" (without the quotes) in the message subject.