Iowa Pride

Recently a routine police patrol parked outside of a
bar in Melcher , IOWA . 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 in
which he tried his keys on five different vehicles,
the man managed to find his car and fall into it. 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--, flicked
the blinkers on and 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 patrons' vehicles left. At last,
when his was the only car left in the parking lot,
he pulled out and drove slowly down the road.


The police officer, having waited patiently all this
time, now started up his patrol car, put on the
flashing lights, promptly pulled the man over and administered a
Breathalyzer test. To his amazement, the Breathalyzer indicated no evidence that the man had 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 IOWAN.
"Tonight, I'm the designated decoy."