craz1
12-23-2011, 12:31 PM
Some of us are getting close. I am not going to name names.
> Sitting on the side of the road waiting to catch speeding drivers, a
> Massachusetts state trooper sees a car puttering along at 24 mph. He thinks
> to himself, "This driver is 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 elderly 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 going the exact speed limit. What seems to be the problem?"
>
> The trooper, trying to contain a chuckle, explains to her that "24" 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 you go, Ma'am, I have to ask, "is everyone in this car okay?
> These women seem awfully shaken."
>
> "Oh, they'll be all right in a minute, officer. We just got off Route 128."
> Sitting on the side of the road waiting to catch speeding drivers, a
> Massachusetts state trooper sees a car puttering along at 24 mph. He thinks
> to himself, "This driver is 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 elderly 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 going the exact speed limit. What seems to be the problem?"
>
> The trooper, trying to contain a chuckle, explains to her that "24" 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 you go, Ma'am, I have to ask, "is everyone in this car okay?
> These women seem awfully shaken."
>
> "Oh, they'll be all right in a minute, officer. We just got off Route 128."