Saturday, October 9, 2004 |
After pulling a farmer over for speeding, a state trooper started to lecture him about his speed, pompously implying that the farmer didn’t know any better and trying to make him feel as uncomfortable as possible. He finally started writing out the ticket, but had to keep swatting at some flies buzzing around his head. The farmer said, "You too having some problems with these circle flies here? The trooper paused to take another swat and said, "Well, yes, if that’s what they are. I’ve never heard of circle flies." The farmer was pleased to enlighten the cop. "Circle flies are common on farms. They’re called circle flies because you almost always find them circling the back end of a horse." The trooper continued writing for a moment, then said, "Hey, are you trying to call me a horse’s behind?" "Oh no, officer." The farmer replied. "I have too much respect for law enforcement and police officers for that." "That’s a good thing," the officer said rudely, then went back to writing the ticket. After a long pause, the farmer added sarcastically, "But it is hard to fool the flies." Rechecking The blonde reports for her university final examination that consists of yes/no type questions. She takes her seat in the examination hall, stares at the question paper for five minutes and then, in a fit of inspiration, takes out her purse, removes a coin and starts tossing the coin, marking the answer sheet: Yes, for Heads, and No for Tails. Within half an hour she is all done, whereas the rest of the class is still sweating it out. During the last few minutes, she is seen desperately throwing the coin, muttering and sweating. The moderator, alarmed, approaches her and asks what is going on. "I finished the exam in half an hour, but now I’m rechecking my answers." — Compiled by Sunil Sharma |