A woman, looking out of her kitchen window, sees her husband's rowing boat, floating close to shore. Her husband had gone to the pier on a small island to do some fishing. Obviously the boat had not been tied up proerly and luckily had blown almost back home. She waded out to the boat and dragged it back to shore. She noted that half of her husband's fishing gear was still in the boat. She returned to the cabin to lock up and dress suitably to row the boat out to the island, where she expected to find her husband.

Only minutes after she had set out, she was approached by the local water bailiff, who arrived in a motorised launch.

He hailed the rowing boat, "What you doing there?"

The woman explained.

He shouted back, "Have you got a licence for that fishing tackle?"

She replied, that, no, the tackle was her husband's and he held the licence.

The bailiff went on, "How do I know you are telling me the truth? It looks to me that you are going fishing illegally."

The woman replied, "That is most certainly not true."

The bailiff replied, "Well you've got the equipment. SO, I'll have to arrest you."

The woman shouted back, "If you put a foot on this boat, I'll scream RAPE!"

The bailiff replied, "What are you talking about? I have no intention of raping you."

"No", said the woman, "but you've got the equipment."