Subject: But Officer . . .
From: Unicorn (unicorn@indenial.com)
Date: Mon Aug 19 2002 - 11:44:55 EDT
"Pull Over!"
A highway patrolman pulled alongside a speeding
car on the freeway. Glancing at the car, he was
astounded to see that the elderly woman behind
the wheel was knitting!
The trooper cranked down his window and yelled
to the driver, "PULL OVER!"
"NO!" the woman yelled back, "Cardigan!"
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"But Officer . . ."
One Sunday, sitting on the side of the highway
waiting to catch speeding drivers, a State Police
Officer sees a car puttering along at 22 MPH.
He thinks to himself, "This driver is just as
dangerous as a speeder!" So he turns on his
lights and pulls the driver over.
Approaching the car, he notices that there are five
old ladies - two in the front seat and three in the back
- wide eyed and white as ghosts. The driver, obviously
confused, says to him, "Officer, I don't understand, I
was doing exactly the speed limit! I always go exactly
the speed limit. What seems to be the problem?"
"Ma'am," the officer replies, "you weren't speeding, but
you should know that driving slower than the speed limit
can also be a danger to other drivers."
"Slower than the speed limit? No sir, I was doing the
speed limit exactly! Twenty-two miles an hour!" the old
woman says a bit proudly.
The State Police officer, trying to contain a chuckle
explains to her that "22" was the route number, not the
speed limit.
A bit embarrassed, the woman grinned and thanked the
officer for pointing out her error.
"But before I let you go, Ma'am, I have to ask . . . Is
everyone in this car OK? These women seem awfully
shaken and they haven't muttered a single peep this
whole time," the officer asks with concern.
"Oh, they'll be all right in a minute officer. We just got
off Route 119."
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