Cool Stuff #47

The Story of the Franklin Family

Okay, so my friend has a fish... or had a fish. So he named his fish Franklin. Franklin was a beta fish. This fish was, well, stupid. Franklin died, and he died only because of his stupidity. My friend fed his fish well, cleaned his tank, and everything. He cared about his fish.

Then one day, while my friend was watching, Franklin swam around his spherical tank so fast, that all the pebbles that were at the bottom floated up in the tank. After Franklin's speedy swim, he got tired. He lied down at the bottom of his tank and eventually drifted off to sleep.

Sure enough, the pebbles were still floating. After a while, since there was no current in the water, the pebbles crashed down... on Franklin. That is the story of Franklin and his tragic death.

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But that isn't the funniest part! When Franklin died, it was during winter. My friend and his family wanted to bury him in their backyard, but the ground was frozen and digging was impossible. So, they decided to flush poor, stupid Franklin down their toilet.

They went into the bathroom holding a jar with water and Franklin inside. They poured Franklin into the toilet and flushed. The toilet water swirled around, and around, and filled back up. But when it refilled, there were 2 fish in the toilet bowl.


That's right. Two. No typo, no error. 2 fish came back up in the toilet.

My friend stared into the toilet in disbelief. He started cracking up, and flushed the toilet once again. This time, no fish came up, and it was the end of Franklin. But not to worry! Just a couple months later, my friend bought another beta fish and named him Franklin, Jr. and it was like Franklin never left.


And that is the story of a poor, poor, stupid fish named Franklin.

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