Reading: You see, officer...

A man was pulled over for speeding down the highway. The officer came to the driver´s window and said, "Sir, may I see your driver´s license and registration?

The man said, "Well, officer, I don´t have a licese: It was taken away for a DUI." The officer, in surprise, said, "What, do you have a registration for the vehicle?" So the man replied, "No, sir: the car is not mine. I stole it, but I am pretty sure I saw a registration card in the glove box when I put the gun in it."

The officer stepped back: "There is a gun in the glove box?" The man sighted and said, "Yes, sir: I used it to kill the woman who owned the car, before I stuffed her in the trunk."

The officer steps toward the back of the car and says, "Sir, do not move, I am calling for backup."

The officer calls for backup and about 10 minutes later another highway patrolman arrives. He walks up to the window slowly and asks the man for his driver´s license and registration. The man says, "Yes, officer: here it is, right here."

It all checked out , so the officer said, "Is there a gun in the glove box, sir?"

The man laughs and says, "No, officer, why would there be a gun in the glove box?" He opened the glove box and showed him that there was no gun. The second officer asked him to open the trunk because he had reason to believe that there was a body in it. The man agrees and opens the trunk: no dead body.

The second officer says, "Sir, I do not understand: the officer that pulled you over said that you did nota have a license, the car was stolen, there was a gun in the glove box, and a dead body in the trunk." The man loos the officer in the eyes and says, 'Yeah, and I´ll bet he said I was speeding, too."


Glossary:
was pulled over for speeding: foi parado por excesso de velocidade
driver´s license and registration: carteira de motorista e documentos do carro

DUI (Driving Under the Influence): por estar dirigindo embriagado

I stole it: eu o roubei
glove box: porta-luvas
before I stuffed her in the trunk: antes de metê-la no porta-malas
steps toward the back: caminha para a traseira (do carro)
I am calling for backup: estou chamando reforço
highway patrolman: guarda da polícia rodoviária
it all checked out: estava tudo regular
laughs: ri
he had reason to believe: tinha razões para acreditar
I´ll bet he said I was speeding too: aposto como ele também disse que eu estava acima de velocidade permitida!

fonte: Revista Speak Up - edição nº 286