A police officer (who
shall remain nameless) pulled over a red
Porsche after it had
run a stop sign. "May I see your driver's
license and registration
please?"
"What's the problem,
officer?"
"Your just ran the stop
sign back there at the last intersection."
"Oh, come on pal, there
wasn't a car within miles of me".
"Nevertheless sir, you
are required to come to a complete stop,
look both ways, and proceed
with caution."
"you gotta be kidding
me!"
"It's no joke, sir".
"Look, I slowed down
almost to a complete stop, saw no one within
twenty miles, and proceeded
with caution."
"That's beside the point,
sir. You are supposed to come to a
complete stop, and you
didn't. Now if I may see your license and.
. ."
"You've got a lot of
time on your hands, PAL! What's the matter,
all the doughnut shops
closed?"
"Sir, I'll overlook that
last comment. Let me see your license and
registration immediately!"
"I will, if you can tell
me the difference between slowing down,
and coming to a complete
stop."
The police officer had
enough. "Sir, I can do better than that."
He opened the car door,
dragged the obnoxious motorist out, and
proceeded to methodically
beat him over the head with his
nightstick.
"Now sir, would you like
me to slow down or come to a complete
stop?"