A biologist from the North Pole was showing
a new
recruit the ropes of a polar bear radio tracking program. The
new
recruit said, “I know how the transmitters work, but I have one

question–how do you catch the polar bears in the first place?” “I
bet you use
high-powered tranquilizer dart guns, right?”
“Oh
no!” the experienced biologist replied, “we use an ancient
Eskimo
technique, developed centuries ago. First, we dig a huge hole in the

ice. Next, we place a circle of green peas all the way around the hole.

Then, we go hide behind some ice blocks and wait. Finally, when a
polar
bear comes up to take a pea, we kick him in the ice-hole
!!!”