My boyhood best friend and mentor Jaybird was tight with his money, and expecting me to be likewise, couldn’t believe I got suckered in by an advertisement in a fishing magazine guaranteeing that no fish could resist the patented, pink, plastic, pearly-eyed wobbler.
I ordered the lure, and when it arrived, I couldn’t wait to show it to him, knowing he would agree that it was a “guaranteed sho-nuff fish killer.” I was deeply disappointed by his rude response.