# Fisherman catches human head, then keeps fishing! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 27, 2002, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fisherman-catches-human-head-then-keeps-fishing/125797 "2002-08-27T17:26:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Darwins\_Finch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darwins_finch/32/20304_2.png) [@Darwins\_Finch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darwins_Finch)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fisherman-catches-human-head-then-keeps-fishing/125797/21 "2002-08-28T05:33:35Z")
I guess this just goes to show that the best fishing is in the headwaters. ---
**Author:** ![Horseflesh](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/horseflesh/32/7502_2.png) [@Horseflesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horseflesh)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2002, 6:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fisherman-catches-human-head-then-keeps-fishing/125797/22 "2002-08-28T06:07:31Z")
Sounds like this guy has his head up his bass. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fisherman-catches-human-head-then-keeps-fishing/125797/23 "2002-08-29T13:40:34Z")
Theres no way I would have had the stomach to continue fishing after catching some water-logged half decomposed head. ---
**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fisherman-catches-human-head-then-keeps-fishing/125797/24 "2002-08-29T15:20:07Z")
It was kind of creepy when the head started singing. ‘IIIIIIIII aint got no body’ ---
**Author:** ![jk1245](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/49beb7/32.png) [@jk1245](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jk1245)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fisherman-catches-human-head-then-keeps-fishing/125797/25 "2002-08-29T15:53:05Z")
hmmmm… Fish or cut bait? Fish or cut bait? Fish or cut bait? ---
**Author:** ![Myrnalene](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@Myrnalene](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Myrnalene)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fisherman-catches-human-head-then-keeps-fishing/125797/26 "2002-08-29T17:32:31Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Weirddave \* > \*\*My God! If they’d rushed right in to shore, maybe the doctors could have reattached it! What callous bastards! \*\* :rolleyes: Of course not. But come on! ---
**Author:** ![Jpeg\_Jones](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/4bbf92/32.png) [@Jpeg\_Jones](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jpeg_Jones)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fisherman-catches-human-head-then-keeps-fishing/125797/27 "2002-08-29T18:26:43Z")
Um… I think it might be mine. If I identify it, do you think they’ll give it back? ---
**Author:** ![photopat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e95f7d/32.png) [@photopat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/photopat)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fisherman-catches-human-head-then-keeps-fishing/125797/28 "2002-08-29T18:49:01Z")
Well, why shouldn’t they keep fishing? It’s not like the person was going to get any deader. Besides, I heard they asked the head for it’s opinion and when it didn’t answer they realized it didn’t have any thoughts one way or the other. ---
**Author:** ![Pessor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pessor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pessor)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fisherman-catches-human-head-then-keeps-fishing/125797/29 "2002-08-29T19:18:06Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zebra \* > \*\*It was kind of creepy when the head started singing. > > ‘IIIIIIIII aint got no body’ \*\* **Zebra** you took out an entire office with that one! 😛 ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fisherman-catches-human-head-then-keeps-fishing/125797/30 "2002-08-29T20:05:03Z")
I bet they tried to ask the head where the fish were hiding. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fisherman-catches-human-head-then-keeps-fishing/125797/31 "2002-08-29T20:24:46Z")
Spineless bastard. I guess his hair used to have more body. ---
**Author:** ![armedmonkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@armedmonkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/armedmonkey)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fisherman-catches-human-head-then-keeps-fishing/125797/32 "2002-08-29T20:25:09Z")
I wonder about this guy’s marriage. It’s a sad state of affairs when a man leaves his wife at home and sails out 22 miles from shore just to get a little head. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fisherman-catches-human-head-then-keeps-fishing/125797/33 "2002-08-29T20:42:56Z")
What shall we call him? Bob? ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fisherman-catches-human-head-then-keeps-fishing/125797/34 "2002-08-29T21:06:17Z")
They should have held onto him until halloween, at least they would have had a scary jack-o-lantern ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2002, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fisherman-catches-human-head-then-keeps-fishing/125797/35 "2002-08-29T21:19:11Z")
Dammit, they got most of my bait again. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fisherman-catches-human-head-then-keeps-fishing/125797.md?page=1)