Earl will like this one.
A bloke's wife goes missing while diving off the West Australian coast.
He reports the event, searches fruitlessly and spends a terrible night
wondering what could have happened to her. Next morning there's a knock
at the door and he is confronted by a couple of policemen, the old
Sarge and a younger Constable. The Sarge says, 'Mate, we have some news
for you, unfortunately some really bad news, but, some good news, and
maybe some more good news'.
'Well,' says the bloke, 'I guess I'd better have the bad news first?'
The Sarge says, 'I'm really sorry mate, but your wife is dead. Young
Bill here found her lying at about five fathoms in a little cleft in
the reef. He got a line around her and we pulled her up, but she was
dead.' The bloke is naturally pretty distressed to hear of this and has
a bit of a turn. But after a few minutes he pulls himself together and
asks what the good news is.
The Sarge says, 'Well when we got your wife up there were quite a few
really good sized crays and a swag of nice crabs attached to her, so
we've brought you your share.'
He hands the bloke a sugar bag with a couple of nice crays and four or
five crabs in it. 'Geez thanks. They're bloody beauties. I guess it's
an ill wind and all that... So what's the other possible good news?
'Well', the Sarge says, 'if you fancy a quick trip, me and young Bill
here get off duty at around 11 o'clock and we're gonna shoot over
there and pull her up again!
Harvey.