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Posted: 4/7/08 at 7:44pm
There was a senior citizen who bought a brand new Mercedes convertible SLK.
He took off down the road, flooring it up to 80 mph and enjoying the wind blowing
through what little hair he had left on his head. 'This is great,' he thought and floored
it some more. Then he looked in his rearview mirror. There was a highway patrol Trooper behind him, blue lights flashing and siren blaring. ' I can get away from him with no problem' thought the man as he floored it some more and flew dow n the road at over 100 mph.
Then he thought, 'What am I doing? I'm too old for this kind of thing' and pulled over to
the side of the road and waited for the state trooper to catch up with him.
The trooper pulled behind the Mercedes and walked up to the man. 'Sir,' he said, looking
at his watch. 'My shift ends in 30 minutes and today is Friday the 13th. If you can give me
one good reason why you were speeding that I've never heard before, I'll let you go.'
The man looked back at the trooper and said, 'Years ago my wife ran off with a
state trooper, and I thought you were bringing her back.'
The state trooper replied, 'Have a nice day.'
He took off down the road, flooring it up to 80 mph and enjoying the wind blowing
through what little hair he had left on his head. 'This is great,' he thought and floored
it some more. Then he looked in his rearview mirror. There was a highway patrol Trooper behind him, blue lights flashing and siren blaring. ' I can get away from him with no problem' thought the man as he floored it some more and flew dow n the road at over 100 mph.
Then he thought, 'What am I doing? I'm too old for this kind of thing' and pulled over to
the side of the road and waited for the state trooper to catch up with him.
The trooper pulled behind the Mercedes and walked up to the man. 'Sir,' he said, looking
at his watch. 'My shift ends in 30 minutes and today is Friday the 13th. If you can give me
one good reason why you were speeding that I've never heard before, I'll let you go.'
The man looked back at the trooper and said, 'Years ago my wife ran off with a
state trooper, and I thought you were bringing her back.'
The state trooper replied, 'Have a nice day.'
"To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
