Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article > , "Edwin
> Pawlowski" > wrote:
>
>>Most of us have told a lie or stretched the truth in cases like
>>"Honest officer, I thought I was doing only 45".
>
>
> Not me. What I said the other night was, "Oh gosh -- I was going with
> the traffic flow." What he really wanted to know was if I was belted in
> (I was, as is my habit) -- he SAID so -- but he could only stop me for
> a moving violation. Gave me a warning for the speeding and I thanked
> him for his consideration. If I'd had a jar of jam in the car, I'd have
> given it to him. :-)
>

Only one jar? how mean of you

Try this excuse on one of those "Officers":
"Ossifer, I am not as drank as many thinkle peep.... I've only had tee
martoonies and I am as jober as a sudge.... <hic>" (this is where they
bring out the handcuffs)...
Cathy