------ Drinking and Driving, Texas Style ------
>From the State where drunk driving is considered a sport, comes this
( supposedly )true story:
Recently a routine police patrol parked outside a bar in Bandera, Texas.
After last call the officer noticed a man leaving the bar so intoxicated
that he could barely walk.
The man stumbled around the parking lot for a few minutes, with the
officer quietly observing.
After what seemed an eternity and trying his keys on five different
vehicles, the man managed to find his car which he fell into.
He sat there for a few minutes as a number of other patrons left the bar
and drove off.
Finally he started the car, switched the wipers on and off (it was a fine,
dry summer night).
He flicked the blinkers on, then off a couple of times, honked the horn
and then switched on the lights.
He moved the vehicle forward a few inches, reversed a little and then
remained still for a few more minutes as some more of the other
patron vehicles left.
At last, the parking lot empty, he pulled out of the parking lot and
started to drive slowly down the road.
The police officer, having patiently waited all this time, now started up
the patrol car, put on the flashing lights, and promptly pulled the man
over and carried out a breathalyzer test.
To his amazement the breathalyzer indicated no evidence of the man having
consumed any alcohol at all!
Dumbfounded, the officer said, "I'll have to ask you to accompany me to
the police station. This breathalyzer equipment must be broken."
"I doubt it," said the truly proud Texan. "Tonight I'm the designated
decoy".
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