There are some activities that tend to naturally get folks to bare their souls. Have you ever sat next to someone on a long airplane flight and ended up telling the person next to you things you’ve never confessed to even your best friend? And the strange thing is, the person next to you does the same. There’s just something about a distraction-free environment and close proximity that encourages personal conversations. The same thing can happen on a long road trip with either family members or people you’ve never spent a lot of time with. Some of the biggest and most embarrassing family secrets can come out in these situations.
Another activity that gets people talking about personal issues is anything outdoors. When we’re enjoying nature, we usually put our electronic devices away and enter into a whole new mindset. Sitting around a campfire, waiting for hours in a deer blind, and laying on the ground looking at the stars all make people eager to talk and share things they’d not normally share. That’s exactly what happens when people are fishing. Men particularly seem to find this special kind of kinship with each other, and some find themselves commiserating about their marriages. In the joke below, the men were lamenting the fact that they had to promise to perform some pretty heavy tasks for their wives in order to get “permission” to go fishing. However, one man had a brilliant idea that kept him from having to add a bunch of stuff to his honey-do list. Find out what he said below.
First guy: “You have no idea what I had to do to be able to come out fishing this weekend. I had to promise my wife I will paint every room in the house next weekend.”
Second guy: “That’s nothing! I had to promise my wife I’d build her a new deck for the pool.”
Third guy: “Man, you both have it easy! I had to promise my wife that I’ll remodel the kitchen for her.”
They continued to fish until they realized the fourth guy had not said a word.
So they asked him. “You haven’t said anything about what you had to do to be able to come fishing this weekend. What’s the deal?”
Fourth guy: “I just set my alarm for 5:30 am. When it went off, I shut off the clock, gave the wife a nudge and said, “Fishing, or Sex,” and she said, “Wear a sweater.”
