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A Florida senior citizen drove his brand new red Corvette convertible out of the dealership. Taking off down the road, he was quickly up to 80 mph, enjoying the wind blowing through what little hair he had left. "Amazing!" he thought as he flew down the interstate, pushing the pedal even more.

Looking in his rear view mirror he saw a state trooper coming up behind him with blue lights flashing and the siren blaring. He floored it to 110 mph. Then 120. Then 130 mph. Suddenly he thought, "What am I doing? I'm too old for this." He pulled over to await the trooper's arrival.

Pulling in behind him, the trooper walked up to the Corvette, looked at his watch and said, "Sir, my shift ends in 30 minutes. Today is Friday. If you can give me a reason for speeding that I've never heard before, I'll let you go."

The old gentleman paused, then said, "Years ago my wife ran off with a Florida State Trooper. I thought you were trying to bring her back."

"Have a good day, sir." replied the trooper.