An elderly couple was driving cross-country, taking their time and enjoying the open road. The wife was behind the wheel, focused but driving just a little faster than the speed limit. Before long, flashing lights appeared in the rearview mirror, and she pulled over to the side of the highway.
A highway patrol officer walked up to the window and said politely, “Ma’am, do you realize you were speeding?”
The woman, a bit hard of hearing, turned to her husband and asked, “What did he say?”
The husband leaned toward her and shouted, “He says you were speeding!”
The officer, used to all sorts of roadside encounters, kept his cool and continued, “May I see your driver’s license?”
Again, the wife looked to her husband. “What did he say?”
“He wants to see your license!” the husband bellowed back.
She fished around in her purse and handed the license over. The officer looked it over, smiled a little, and said casually, “Oh, Arkansas. I spent some time there once. Went on a blind date with the ugliest woman I’ve ever seen.”
The wife turned to her husband again. “What did he say?”
The old man didn’t miss a beat.
“He said he thinks he knows you!”