A husband got home in the morning after spending hours fishing, and he decided to take a nap.

Though she was not familiar with the lake, his wife decided to take the boat out.

After motoring out a short distance, she dropped her anchor and started reading her book.

The game warden then pulled up alongside her and said, “Good morning, Ma’am. What are you doing?”

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“Reading a book,” she replied, as she thought to herself, "Isn’t that obvious?"

“You’re in a Restricted Fishing Area,” he told her.

“I’m sorry, officer, but I’m not fishing. I’m reading," she said.

“Yes, but you have all the equipment," the game warden responded. "For all I know you could start at any moment. I’ll have to take you in and write you up.”

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“If you do that, I’ll have to charge you with sexual assault,”said the woman.

“But I haven’t even touched you,” the game warden fired back.

“That’s true, but you have all the equipment," she said. "For all I know you could start at any moment.”

“Have a nice day, ma’am,” the game warden said as he left.

LOL! This just goes to show that it's never a good idea to interrupt a woman who's enjoying a little peace and quiet.

It also shows that with a little bit of thinking, you can always outwit a government bully!

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