Fishbusters
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What I wanted to do is define what the word fisherman means. I used a Funk and Wagnalls standard desk dictionary and looked it up.<br />FISHERMAN-One who fishes as an occupation or for sport.<br />HMMM but what is fishes? Could not find out exactly but as it is derived from the word fish I used the applicable definition.<br />FISHES-To catch or try to catch fish.<br />So we know have a complete definition and for this purpose I am leaving out any future reference about those that do it as an occupation.<br />FISHERMAN-One who catches or tries to catch fish as a sport.<br />But is the definition complete yet?<br />CATCH-To take seize or come upon.<br />SPORT-That which amuses in general; Diversion; Pastime<br />So now we have:<br />FISHERMAN- One who takes or tries to take fish as an amusement, diversion or pastime.<br />I think we are getting close here.<br />AMUSEMENT-That which diverts or entertains.<br />DIVERSION-To amuse; Entertain<br />PASTIME-Something that serves to make time pass agreeably.<br />HMMM need one more word here as it is common in 2 definitions.<br />ENTERTAIN-To amuse; Divert (Dang it I hate it when they do this)<br />So we now have:<br />FISHERMAN- One who takes or tries to take fish to make time pass agreeably or; be amused, entertained or diverted.<br />Okay lets now make it simple so we have smaller words and a shorter, easy to understand definition.<br />FISHERMAN-Someone that catches or tries to catch fish in order to have fun.<br />I think this works much better than the standard definition don't you? We could put after fun something about an occupation but I think most of us here fit my definition much better.<br />So we now know that a fisherman catches or tries to catch a fish for fun but is this an accurate definition of a fisherman as a man or exactly what he is or does? I don't think so because we are much more. We are amateur: naturalists, conservationists, entomologists, ecologists, ichthyologists, and so many other things too numerous to list. I think with all this considered that you can't classify a Fisherman as defined above but rather someone who has made a choice to live a certain lifestyle and follow certain paths that enable him to become much more than just a man and much, much more than a mere definition could possibly imply. I don't think you can define fisherman because I feel it is an esoteric term and means much more than words can describe. Of course this is just my opinion and I would love to hear yours.
