European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Barry and bait encounters of the Brazen kind Dave Barry Knight bidder newspapers o or topic today in a the sportsperson Scomer a is fishing tips. Call me a masculine stud Hombre if you wish but fishing is in my bloodstream. This was also True of Ernest Hemingway who wrote the masterpiece fishing novel a the old Man and the sea a later released As the major motion picture a jaws a its the gripping Story of an old Man in a tiny boat who Hooks a giant fish and fights it for Days on the open Ocean surrounded by increasing literary tension until finally in a shocking and unforgettable ending something happens that unfortunately i am not aware of because i never finished the Book. A a a the old Man and the sea is a Short novel weighing less than two pounds written by the author Ernest Hemingway. It concerns an old Man who becomes involved with the sea or As it is sometimes called a the Ocean. As the Book a the old Man and the sea unfolds the author Ernest Hemingway writes about these two major themes a 1 the old Man and 2 the sea a and the things that happen to both the main character which is the old Man and a major body of water played by the sea As viewed by the author Ernest Hemingway and As we reach the 106-word Mark in this Book report we can Sec that. And so on. Book reports Are excellent training for journalism the essence of which is writing authoritative stories about things you Don t actually understand. I can remember As a Young reporter writing lengthy disapproving analyses of International banking practices at a time when my personal investment portfolio consisted entirely of discount pizza coupons. But that is not my Point i have forgotten my Point. No wait my Point is that rugged outdoor persons such As Ernest Hemingway and myself Are crazy for fishing. Although i frankly have never been fond of bait i still vividly recall a bait encounter i had on Stephen Heymans 12th birthday party when his father took a Bunch of us boys deep sea fishing. We got out on the sea or As it is sometimes called a the Ocean Many Miles from safety and mister Heyman opened a cardboard Box and out came giant mutated Worms. I have always been fond of regular Worms because they re Small and harmless in the sense of having no appendages or Mouths plus they Are very slow. You rarely read about people being run Down and savaged by packs of Worms. But the Worms that emerged from mister Heymans Box were More the size of adolescent snakes plus they had somehow developed legs. They started striding brazenly around the boat obviously aware that they outnumbered us. So we were Busy backing away thinking about leaping overboard when mister hey Man in an act of great Foo hardiness picked up one of the Worms with his naked fingers and put it on a Hook. Of course this infuriated the worm not to mention the onlooker Worms who were clearly thinking a wok if we can develop legs there a no reason Why we can to develop highly toxic stingers. So i spent the afternoon at the front or a non worm end of the boat admiring the Ever changing Beauty of the sea and idly throwing up into it. At the other end mister Heyman continued to wrestle with the worm and eventually used it to capture a flounder which a although nobody realized this at the time a is an extremely dangerous fish in the sense that it will sometimes explode i kno Arnould Canada a Young Mother was alarmed when her son swallowed a Coin. Quot hurry Send for the doctor Quot she urged her husband. A no 1 think ill Send for the preacher Quot replied the father a the preacher Why he a not going to die is he a a ooh no Quot the husband answered quickly. Quot but you know our preacher. He can get Money out of anybody Quot Dwayne Manuel clip him West Germany humor columnist Bill Tammeus had the following observations on changes in Europe a the collapse of the w Arsaw pact threat Means nato May have to become the North Atlantic tourism organization a More than 120,000 people have quit the soviet communist party in 1990, reports say. Big Deal. More than that Are in line at the Moscow Mcdonald a. Kansas City Star it a Civ .1. O 11 a i1 v i. A amps Sharon Kilday this because dozens of Alert readers mailed me a recent newspaper article concerning a woman in Wellington new zealand who was preparing a flounder for dinner when a this is a direct quote a a it blew  the article states that police Are �?obaffled.�?�. I would like to dismiss this As an isolated incident but i also happened to know a famous minor radio personality named really Jimmy music who does a fishing show in the Florida keys and who informs me that Sharks also sometimes explode. Jimmy states that Sharks can contain a an incredible amount of stomach Gas and will sometimes burst upon capture causing anglers to become drenched with stomach contents. In a sure this raises some troubling questions in your mind including 1. Why do we Call them a a anglers 2.  a shark puke be a Good name for a Rock band 3. How about a Jimmy music and the stomach contents i done to know about the rest of you sports per sons but until i get some solid answers to these. Questions i do not intend to Angle or become otherwise involved with any fish that is not in the form of a Frozen stick. That show i feel As we reach at last the 834-word Mark in this column. A 10  Poland