One late afternoon, a man was driving home and exceeding the speed limit when he noticed the flashing red lights of a police car in his rearview mirror.

Believing he could escape, he accelerated, initiating a high-speed chase. As his speedometer surged past 100 mph, he realized escaping was futile and decided to pull over.

The officer stepped out of his cruiser and approached the vehicle, leaning in to say, “Listen, mister, I’ve had a really rough day and I just want to head home.

If you can give me a good excuse, I’ll let you off.” After a moment’s thought, the man replied, “Three weeks ago, my wife left me for a police officer.

When I saw your cruiser in my mirror, I thought you were trying to bring her back.”