Broom Hilda by Russell Myers for March 17, 2025

I guess magic doesn’t work for fishing?

Set a man on fire and he is warm for the rest of his life.

But I’m lazy and hungry too.

The rentier economy.

Haddock in beer batter with fries and malt vinegar, please.

Give a cat a fish and it will eat for a day. Teach a cat to fish and it will pout all day because you did not give it a fish.

Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for one day. Teach a man to fish and he’ll stink for the rest of his life.

Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day; teach a man to fish and you can get rid of him for the entire weekend.

Give a man a fish and he has food for a day. Teach a man to fish and he has to buy bamboo rods, graphite reels, monofilament lines, neoprene waders, creels, tackleboxes, lures, flies, spinners, worm rigs, slip sinkers, offset hooks, gore-tex hats, 20 pocket vests, fish finders, depth sounders, radar, boats, trailers, global positioning systems, coolers, and six-packs.

From a wife’s point of view: Teach a man to fish and you’re digging worms for the rest of your life.

A man won’t care about learning how to fish if he’s too hungry to focus.

Fish are full of lead.

Tilapia….mmmm….

Teach a man to fish and you can hire him to fish for you and take his fish.

Maxim 21. Give a man a fish, feed him for a day. Take his fish away and tell him he’s lucky just to be alive, and he’ll figure out how to catch another one for you to take tomorrow.

I had trout the other night, white rice, roasted veggies …

Throw a man out of an airplane that’s up in the air, and he’ll fly for rest of his life.

I thought it was: “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you’ll never see him on holidays or weekends again.”