A man is speeding while driving home. He notices a police car with its lights flashing in his rear view mirror. He thinks to himself, “Hmmmm, I can out run this guy.”

So, he floors it. The cars are racing down the highway — 80, 90, 100 miles an hour. Finally, as his speedometer passes 110, the guy figures, “What the heck!” and gives up.

The police officer gets out of his cruiser and goes over to the car. Tapping the glass he says, “Listen mister, I’ve had a really lousy day, and I just want to go home. Give me a good excuse and I’ll let you go.”

Thinking for a moment, the man says, “Three weeks ago, my wife ran off with a police officer. When I saw your cruiser in my rear view mirror, I thought you were that officer and you were racing to give her back to me!”