Mr. Midlife had just brought a new sports car and wanted to see what it could do. He took it out on the open highway and accelerated until his speedometer read 80kms an hour.
Suddenly, behind him, he saw a State Patrol Officer’s car lights flashing.
“I can overturn him’, thought Mr. Midlife, and he pressed the pedal to the metal. The sports car sprang to life and sped up even more, topping 120kms per hour.
Then Mr. Midlife had a change of heart. “I’m too old to try to overturn the cop.” So he slowed down and pulled over to the shoulder of the road.
The State Patrol officer pulled up behind him, walked to the side of the sports car, and glared down at Mr. Midlife.
“Goin’ pretty fast there weren’t you?” asked the ofiicer.
“Yes, officer. I’m sorry.”
“I see you changed your mind tough.”
“Yes, sir.”
“Well I’ll tell you what. If you can give me a reason to overturn me that I have never heard before, I’ll let you go without a ticket.”
Mr. Midlife thought for a moment and then answered, “Well, last week my wife left me and ran off with a State Patrol officer. I thought you were behind me trying to give her back.”
The state trooper smiled and waved as he walked back to his car. “Have a nice day”.
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Akila
