Don’t worry if you don’t get it. You’re probably just too young. And besides it’s not really that funny. For some reason, that I don't understand, it’s funny to me.

A young scientist, Bob, got his Ph.D. studding dolphins. After graduation he got a job at a prestigious marine research institute, and was able to continue his dolphin studies that he loved. A few years later he made a startling discovery! He was able to interpret the dolphin language, and became quite proficient at understanding dolphin speak. Soon thereafter the dolphins let him in on one of there secrets. They told him “If you feed us baby seagulls we will never age”. Since he loved them dearly he immediately stated feeding them baby seagulls. After a few years he noticed that they seem to have not aged at all compared to dolphins in another program in the next tank.

However just at that time a new republican administration was elected, the research institute lost it’s government grant and was forced to close it’s dolphin studies. Bob was devastated that he was going to loose his dolphins. Despite his vigorous protests The institute sold his dolphins to a theme park. Since he could not afford to buy them himself he was helpless to do anything about it.

The park had no plans for him to continue his work and would not hire him. Because of his loud protests they were afraid he might do something dangerous and decided to guard the dolphin tanks. Because they were a cheap organization they didn’t hire a guard, but instead tied a lion to a short pole in front of the entrance.

Bob was so distraught that he decided to do something about it. He packed up a load of baby seagulls and was going to sneak into the park late that night after closing. When he got there he saw the lion was asleep so he carefully stepped over the lion and got into the park. He found his dolphins and started feeding them the seagulls. He was caught however and taken away.

The police charged him with Carrying young gulls across a staked lion for immortal porpoises.