A Virginia State trooper pulled a car over on I-64 about 2
miles south of the Virginia / West Virginia State line. When
the trooper asked the driver why he was speeding, the
driver said he was a Magician and Juggler and was on
his way to Beckley, WV to do a show at the Shrine Circus.
He didn't want to be late.
The trooper told the driver he was fascinated by juggling
and said if the driver would do a little juggling for him then
he wouldn't give him a ticket. He told the trooper he
had sent his equipment ahead and didn't have anything to
juggle. The trooper said he had some flares in the trunk
and asked if he could juggle them. The juggler said he
could, so the trooper got 5 flares, lit them and handed
them to him. While the man was juggling, a car pulled in
behind the patrol car. A drunken good old boy from West
Virginia got out, watched the performance briefly, then went
over to the patrol car, opened the rear door and got in.
The trooper observed him and went over to the patrol car
and opened the door asking the drunk what he thought he
was doing.
The drunk replied, 'You might as well take me straight to jail,
cause there ain't no way I can pass that test...'
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