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His heart sank as the officer approached the car. \u201cHow long have you been riding around without a tail light?\u201d asked the officer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOh, no!\u201d screamed the man, suddenly jumping out of the car.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCalm down, it isn\u2019t that serious,\u201d said the officer, surprised by the man&#8217;s reaction.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWait\u2019ll my family finds out!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The officer frowned and looked around. \u201cWhere\u2019s your family?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The man pointed nervously behind him.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019re in the trailer that was hitched to the car!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A man pulls up to the curb and asks the policeman, \u201cCan I park here?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo,\u201d says the cop. \u201cYou can\u2019t park here.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The man looks around at the row of cars already parked along the curb and points toward them. \u201cWhat about all these other cars?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The policeman shrugs. \u201cThey didn\u2019t ask!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two police officers stopped a guy for speeding on the provincial highway in Mississauga, Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>As they were writing up the ticket, one officer suddenly paused, looked at the form, and turned to the other. \u201cHow do you spell Mississauga?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The other officer stared at the word for a moment before shaking his head. \u201cI don\u2019t know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first officer frowned. \u201cWell, what are we going to do? If we spell it wrong, the ticket could get dismissed.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They both stood there thinking, while the speeding driver watched nervously and wondered whether he might actually get away with it.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the second officer had an idea.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhy don\u2019t we just let him go and stop him again when he gets to Toronto?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A policeman stops two drunks and asks one, \u201cWhere do you live?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first drunk looks at the policeman with a completely serious expression.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNowhere,\u201d he replies.<\/p>\n<p>The policeman sighs and turns to the other drunk, hoping for a more useful answer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd where do you live?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The second drunk smiles proudly.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re neighbours.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Two drunks are walking along. One drunk suddenly stops, looks up at the sky, and says to the other, \u201cWhat a beautiful night. 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