A man was driving home late one afternoon, and he was driving above the speed
limit. He notices a police car with its red lights on in his rear view mirror.
He thinks "I can outrun this guy," so he floors it and the race is on. The cars
are racing down the highway -- 60, 70, 80, 90 miles an hour. Finally, as his
speedometer passes 100, the guy figures "what the heck," and gives up. He pulls
over to the curb. The police officer gets out of his cruiser and approaches the
car. He leans down and says "Listen mister, I've had a really lousy day, and I
just want to go home. Give me a good excuse and I'll let you go."
The man thought for a moment and said, "Three weeks ago, my wife ran off with
a police officer. When I saw your cruiser in my rear view mirror, I thought you
were that officer and you were trying to give her back to me!"
The cop let him go.