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.
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, John McCain returned to the starting line
and he had ten fish.
Soon, Obama 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 John McCain came in with 20 fish and Obama
came in again with none.
That evening, Harry Reid got together secretly with Obama and said,
'Obama, I think John McCain 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 John McCain returns with 50 fish), Harry Reid
said to Obama, 'Well, tell me, how is he cheating?'
Obama replied, 'Harry, you're not going to believe this, but he's
cutting holes in the ice.'
Experience Counts