stop?... or just slow down?

[Ghost in the Machine]

A lawyer runs a stop sign and gets pulled over by a sheriff's deputy. He thinks that he is smarter than the deputy because he is a lawyer from New
York and is certain that he has a better education then any cop from
Houston. He decides to prove this to himself and have some fun at the
deputy's expense.

Deputy says, "License and registration, please."

Lawyer says, "What for?"

Deputy says, "You didn't come to a complete stop at the stop sign."

Lawyer says, "I slowed down, and no one was coming."

Deputy says, "You still didn't come to a complete stop. License and registration, please."

Lawyer says, "What's the difference?"

Deputy says, "The difference is, you have to come to complete stop, that's
the law. License and registration, please!"

Lawyer says, "If you can show me the legal difference between slow down and stop, I'll give you my license and registration; and you give me the ticket. If not, you let me go and don't give me the ticket."

Deputy says, "Sounds fair. Exit your vehicle, sir." At this point, the deputy takes out his nightstick and starts beating the lawyer and says, "Do you want me to stop or just slow down?"
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I got this in an email and thought it was funny. I imagine it as a repug lawyer and a Dem cop. The repug is trying to parse words and laws, and the Dem smacks him down with a dose of the TRUTH!

[Ghost in the Machine]

1. kick... jeez, tough crowd!

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. My dear Ghost in the Machine......

Sometimes the Lounge can be a tough crowd.......

It is a funny story, though......

Maybe now that it's evening, more folks will stop by and comment!

:hi:

:kick:

[IndyBob]

3. I like lawyer jokes, thanks for the laugh

But then again I'm not a lawyer. I always figured they had thick enough skin to handle the jokes. Jokes about politicians fall into the same category.