any fellow Aggie shark fisherman out there?

[Ralph Stubenthal]

Subject: Fw: Shark Fishing
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> > On a tour of Texas, the Pope took a couple of days
> > off his itinerary to visit the Texas coastline on an impromptu sightseeing
> trip. His 4X4 Pope
> > mobile was driving along the beautiful South Padre shoreline when there
> was an enormous commotion heard just off the headland. They rushed to see
> > what it was and upon approaching the scene, the Pope noticed in the water
> a hapless man wearing a University of Texas at Austin football jersey,
> > struggling frantically to free himself from the
> > jaws of a 25-foot shark.
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> > At that moment a fishing boat containing three men wearing Texas A&M
> football jerseys roared into view from around the point. Immediately,
> one of the men took aim and fired a harpoon into the shark's ribs,
> immobilizing it instantly. The other two reached out and pulled the t-sip
> from the water and then, using long clubs, beat the shark to death. They
> bundled the bleeding, semi-conscious man into the boat along with the dead
> shark and then prepared for a hasty retreat when they heard frantic shouting
> from the shore. It was the Pope summoning them to the beach.
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> > After they reached shore, the Pope praised them for the rescue and said,
> "I give you my blessing for your brave actions. I had heard that there was
> some bitter hatred between the people of the Texas A&M University and the
> University of Texas at Austin, but now I have seen with my own eyes this is
> not true. I can see that your society is a truly enlightened example of true
> harmony and could serve as a model on which others could follow". He
> blessed them all and drove off in a cloud of dust.
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> > As he departed, the harpooner asked the others, "Who was that?" "That,"
> one answered, "was his Holiness the Pope. He is in direct contact with God
> and has access to all of God's wisdom."
> > "Well," the harpooner replied, "he don't know nothing about shark fishing.
> Is the bait
> > holding up okay or do we need to get another one?"
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