Fishy Resuscitation: A Comedy of Errors

Two men were out fishing when one of them suddenly dropped his fishing rod and clutched his chest in pain.

The other man quickly pulled out his cell phone and called for help. The emergency operator asked him, "Is he breathing?"

The man replied, "I don't know, let me check."

He then put the phone down and listened closely. After a few moments, he picked the phone back up and said, "No, he's not breathing."

The emergency operator told him, "Okay, I need you to perform CPR on him. Do you know how to do that?"

The man hesitated for a moment and then replied, "Well, I've never done it before, but I've seen it done in movies. I'll give it a try."

He put the phone down again and started pushing on his friend's chest, singing out loud, "Stayin' alive, stayin' alive."

After a few minutes of this, he picked the phone back up and said, "I don't think it's working. What should I do now?"

The emergency operator replied, "Hmm, that's interesting. It usually works in the movies. Maybe you should try something else. Do you know how to give mouth-to-mouth?"

The man thought for a moment and then replied, "Well, I've never done that before either, but I've seen it done in movies. I'll give it a shot."

He put the phone down once again and leaned in to give his friend mouth-to-mouth. After a few moments, he picked the phone back up and said, "I don't think he's responding. What should I do now?"

The emergency operator sighed and said, "Sir, I think you should probably just try to reel him in and start over with a new fish."

The man's eyes widened in shock as he realized his mistake, and he quickly replied, "Oh no, I think I caught a dead fish!"