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Vol.4 Sept 2005

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Humour in Uniform

  Price Of A Hair Cut

A priest went into a barbershop, got his hair cut and asked how much he owed. "No charge, Father," the barber said. "I consider it a service to the Lord." when the barber arrived at his shop the next morning, he found a dozen small prayer booklets on the stoop along with a thank you note from the priest.

A few days later a senator came in. "How much do I owe you?" the senator asked after his haircut.

"No charge," the barber answered. "I consider it a service to my community." The next morning the barber found a dozen doughnuts on the stoop along with a thank you note from the senator.

A few days after that, a police officer walked in for a haircut. "How much do I owe you?" he asked afterward.

"No charge," the barber replied. "I consider it a service to my country." The next morning when he arrived at the shop, the barber found a dozen police officers waiting on the stoop.

Dead Stop

A police officer pulled a car over and arrested the driver for stealing a car. When he questioned the driver why he stole the car, the driver explained, "It was parked outside a cemetery and I thought the owner was dead!"

Cop Quote

"No, sir, we don't have quotas anymore. We used to have quotas but now we're allowed to write as many tickets as we want.                    

 Free Service

Policeman: "I'm afraid that I'm going to have to lock you up for the night."
Man: "What's the charge officer?"
Policeman: "Oh, there's no charge. It's all part of the service.

The wrong call

A rookie police officer was out for his first ride in a cruiser with an experienced partner. A call came in telling them to disperse some people who were loitering. The officers drove to the street and observed a small crowd standing on a corner. The rookie rolled down his window and said, "Let's get off the corner people." A few glances, but no one moved, so he barked again, "Let's get off that corner... NOW!" Intimidated, the group of people began to leave, casting puzzled stares in his direction. Proud of his first official act, the young policeman turned to his partner and asked, "Well, how did I do?" Pretty good," chuckled the veteran, "especially since this is a bus stop."


 

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