The following appeared recently in the Globe & Mail.
Forget about Dog Bites Man. Relegate Man Bites Dog to the back pages. Today,
we are dealing with Fish swallows dog, an item which reaches us by way of
Moscow.
The dog was swimming across the Pechora River to join its master when it
vanished, leaving only a ripple. The dog's master, who was fishing at the time,
hauled in his net and found it contained a giant pike. He looked closely at its
mouth and said to himself (probably) "Thereby hangs a tail."
Yes, it was Fido (or the Russian equivalent). The dog struggled out after
the fish was cut open, and, according to Radio Moscow, hurled itself at the
pike, "barking excitedly."
It is often difficult for fishermen to tell stories about the one that got
away. In this case, Radio Moscow notwithstanding, will it be any easier to
tell about the one that didn't?
"Three Men And A Baby"
What you get when four men go fishing and one comes back not catching anything.
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