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Pastimes : Laughter is the Best Medicine - Tell us a joke
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To: E who wrote (13092)1/20/2000 10:04:00 AM
From: Edwarda  Read Replies (2) of 62549
 
> Supposedly from a local Queensland, Australia community paper.
>
>
> Recently a routine police patrol parked outside a local neighborhood
> tavern. Late in the evening the officer noticed a man leaving the bar
> so intoxicated that he could barely walk. The man stumbled around the
> car park for a few minutes, with the officer quietly observing.
>
> After what seemed an eternity and trying his keys on five vehicles, the
> man managed to find his car which he fell into. He sat there for a few
> minutes as a number of other patrons left the bar and drove off. Finally
> he started the car, switched the wipers on and off (it was a fine dry
> night) flicked the indicators on, then off, tooted the horn and then
> switched on the lights. He moved the vehicle forward a few inches,
> reversed a little and then remained stationery for a few more minutes as
> some more vehicles left. At last he pulled out of the carpark and
> started to drive slowly down the road.
>
> The police officer, having patiently waited all this time, now started
> up the patrol car, put on the flashing lights, promptly pulled the man
> over and carried out a breathalyser test. To his amazement the
> breathalyser indicated no evidence of the man having consumed alcohol at
> all! Dumbfounded, the officer said "I'll have to ask you to accompany me
> to the police station this breathalyser equipment must be broken."
> "I doubt it", said the man, "tonight I'm the designated decoy."

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