Announcing the first annual Skunk Report Complete-the-Corny-Saying contest! This year we will be completing this old corny saying: “Give a man a fish and (fill in the blank).” The winner is guaranteed to get a real prize of the judge’s choosing, plus recognition on the nation’s premier web site devoted to the fine art of fishing without catching. If your saying is morally acceptable, it may even wind up on a genuine bumper sticker! Can’t beat that!

For example, “Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and he will sit in a boat and drink beer the rest of his life.”

My own personal favorite is: “Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Teach a man to fish and you crush his spirit for life.”

The contest ends September 30, 2007. Send your entries to bigjohn at skunkreport dot com. If you can’t figure this out, you get this attractive booby prize:

Good luck and slack lines!