An older gent drove his brand new Mercedes convertible out of the
dealership, stopped at the Pub for his daily fix, headed east on the
Motorway and floored it to 130 mph, enjoying the wind blowing through the few
strands of hair he had left.
"Amazing! - this is the life" he thought as he flew down the highway,
pushing the pedal to the metal even more.
Looking in his rear view mirror, he saw a Police car behind him,
blue lights flashing and siren blaring.
"I can get away from him, no problem!" thought the old chap as he
floored it to 140, then 150, then 160 mph.
Suddenly, he thought, "What on earth am I doing? I'm too old for
this kind of nonsense!" He pulled over to the side of the road and waited for
the Police Car to catch up with him.
Pulling in behind him, the officer walked up to the Mercedes, looked at
his watch and said, "Sir, I'm in a good mood and my shift ends in 30
minutes, today is Friday and I have the weekend off. If you can give
me one good reason why you were speeding that I've never heard
before, I'll let you go with a warning."
The man, looking very seriously at the officer and said,
"A few years ago, my wife ran off with a Police officer. When I saw you
chasing me, I thought you were bringing her back.
"Have a good day, Sir," the officer replied...
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