I know, jokes aren't supposed to go, but this is as I got it, and is
fishing related, so I'm passing it on...don't hook me and drag me away!

Not many people know that Edison was a avid fisherman.
He usually included some trout fishing in his infrequent vacations.

During one such trip to the west he was befriended by an Indian 
tribe.  They provided free room and board, as well as expert fishing
guides 
for his stay.

On his first night he discovered that the only sanitary facility was an 
old-fashioned outhouse.  To make things worse it had no light even
though 
the village had electricity in the homes.

As a thank-you gift for their kindnesses, Edison purchased the necessary

materials and personally installed lighting in the Indians privvy.

He thus became the first person to wire a head for a reservation.

Ed Roden
ed at questquality dot com
http://www.questquality.com

I get all the truth I need in the newspaper every morning, and every
chance I get, I go fishing, or swap stories with fishermen to get the
taste of it out of my mouth. -- Ed Zern 1977


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