George was a pirate, but he wasn’t a very good pirate.
Just as Captain Ahab had his white whale, George had his white guppy.
From the moment he saw it, he just had to have it.
No, it wasn’t as epic a hunt as Moby Dick, but guppies are fast.
George swept the net around the tank at the pet store, but never managed to catch the little fish.
“Screw this,” said George. “Just give me a mouse.”
George put his wallet in his jacket pocket and the mouse in his back pocket.
He discovered his mistake on laundry day.