While traveling home from a business trip a man traveling at 60 miles an hour 
in a 45 mile an hour zone topped a hill just in time to see a state trooper 
turn on his flashing red and blue lights. As the police car pulled out behind 
the man's car the man thought to himself, "I can outrun this guy," and 
increased his speed to 70 miles an hour.

With the police car still in pursuit he accelerated to 80, then 90, then 100  
miles an hour. Before long he decided it was of no hope and pulled over to the 
side of the road.

The officer walked up to the side of the man's vehicle and shouted, "I have 
had a very bad day and am in no mood to stand out here in this heat giving 
you a ticket. Just give me a good reason why you were driving so fast and 
I'll let you go."

The man thought for a minute, then said, "Well, officer, my wife left me 
about three weeks ago for a state trooper. When I saw your lights come on, 
I thought you were him and you were trying to bring her back."

The officer let him go.