It's Friday.  And after a couple of days of vendor-bashing and no posts
about what tires to put on the bus, I thought we could all use something to
lighten things up a bit.  Unca Joel, get you retaliatory strike ready...

From the CarTalk web site, I submit the following:

GOOD:

    A policeman had a perfect spot to watch for speeders, but wasn't getting many. Then, he discovered the problem --
    a 10-year old boy was standing up the road with a hand-painted sign which read "RADAR TRAP AHEAD".

    The officer then found a young accomplice down the road with a sign reading "TIPS" and a bucket full of change.

    ~~~~

    BETTER:

    A motorist was mailed a picture of his car speeding through an automated radar. A $40 speeding ticket was
    included. Being cute, he sent the police department a picture of $40. The police responded with a mailed photo-of
    handcuffs.

    ~~~~

    BEST:

    A young woman was pulled over for speeding. As the motorcycle officer walked to her car window, flipping open
    his ticket book, she said, "I bet you are going to sell me a ticket to the Highway Patrolmen's Ball,"

    He replied, "Highway patrolmen don't have balls."

    There was a moment of silence while she smiled, and he realized what he'd just said. He then closed his book, got
    back on his motorcycle and left.

    She sat there for several minutes, laughing too hard to start her car