During a traffic stop a police officer is swatting at a fly that is circling around his head, and blurts out what kind of damn fly is that anyhow. The traffic offender replies, “that’s a circle fly”. The officer replies that he’s never heard of a “circle fly”. The offender replies circle flies are usually found circling around a horses ass. Enraged, the police officer says, “are you calling me a horses ass?”, to which the traffic offender replied, “no sir, but you can’t fool a circle fly.

Just before Christmas, an honest politician, a generous lawyer and Santa Claus were riding in the elevator of a very posh hotel. Just before the doors opened they all noticed a $20 bill lying on the floor. Which one picked it up? Santa of course, because the other two don’t exist!

A squad car driver was covering a quiet beat out in the sticks when he was amazed to find a former lieutenant on the police force covering the beat. He stopped the car and asked, “Why, Johnny, this wouldn’t be your new beat out here in the sticks, would it?”

“That it is,” Johnny replied grimly, “ever since I arrested the judge on his way to the masquerade ball.”

“You mean you pinched his honor?” asked Pat.

“How was I to know that his convict suit was only a costume?” demanded Johnny.

“Well,” mused Pat, “’tis life and there’s a lesson in this somewhere.”

“That there is,” replied Johnny. “‘Tis wise never to book a judge by his cover.”