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Alaskan Crabs
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The day after his wife disappeared in a kayaking accident,
an Anchorage man answered his door to find two grim-faced
Alaska State Troopers.
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"We're sorry Mr. Wilkens, but we have some information
about your wife," said one trooper.
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"Tell me! Did you find her?" Wilkens shouted.
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The troopers looked at each other. One said, "We have
some bad news, some good news, and some really great news.
Which do you want to hear first?"
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Fearing the worst, an ashen Mr. Wilkens said, "Give me
the bad news first."
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The trooper said, "I'm sorry to tell you, sir, but this
morning we found your wife's body in Kachemak Bay."
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"Oh my God!" exclaimed Wilkens. Swallowing hard, he asked,
"What's the good news?"
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The trooper continued, "When we pulled her up, she had 12
twenty-five pound king crabs and 6 good-size Dungeness
crabs clinging to her."
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Stunned, Mr. Wilkens demanded, "If that's the good new
s,
what's the great news?"
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The trooper said, "We're going to pull her up again tomorrow.²

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Mundo, The Captain who is a bully and an ass