[Ads-l] Fish proverb

[Jonathan Lighter]

Rev. Al Sharpton on _Deadline White House_ (MSNOW TV) today:

I always quote, a wise man told me, "A fish wouldn't get caught if they
kept their _mouth shut_."

Note too "they" applied to a fish (instead of "its").

JL
-- 
"If the truth is half as bad as I think it is, you can't handle the truth."

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