It was a beautiful day, and a Newfoundland housewife decided to take her husband's dory out for an afternoon jaunt. She lost track of time, and dozed off while the dory gently rocked in the waves.
She awoke to an offshore wind, and desperately tried to row back to harbor. Tragically, the waves overcame the small boat and she vanished beneath the waves.
The next day, her husband answered his door to find two grim-faced RCMP officers.
"We’re sorry, Mr. McPaddy, but we have some information about your wife," said one officer.
"Tell me! Did you find her?" McPaddy shouted.
The officers 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?"
Fearing the worst, an ashen Mr. McPaddy said, "Give me the bad news first."
The officer said, "I’m sorry to tell you, sir, but this morning we found your wife’s body in the bay."
"Oh, no!" exclaimed McPaddy. Swallowing hard, he asked, "What’s the good news?"
The officer continued, "When we pulled her up, she had 12 ten-pound lobster and 6 good-size crabs clinging to her."
Stunned, Mr. McPaddy demanded, "If that’s the good news, what’s the great news?"
The officer answered: "We’re going to pull her up again tomorrow!"
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