Top Ten Reasons Why We Didn't Catch a Big Marlin in Kona

(none of them true)

March 30, 1998

  1. The mate won't reveal the secret fishing spot.

  2. Asleep in the chair!

  3. We were distracted by beautiful sun-burned Venetian women.

  4. The captain was too young.

  5. The bait was too small.

  6. "Hua Pala" means "no marlin" in the Hawaiian language.

  7. We reserved a boat, but not a fish.

  8. There were problems distinguishing astronomers from fish.

  9. Need more practice with the scaramantic gestures.

  10. The phase of the moon was wrong.

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