Meeting Expectations
This happened to a colleague of a colleague, who I’ll call “Hero”. So Hero is happily speeding along in his car, running a few yellow lights because he’s a bit late, etc. Finally, the law catches up to him and pulls him over. Here’s how the conversation went:
Officer: Can I see your driving license, please?
Hero (with smug grin): Certainly. Here it is, officer.
The officer takes license back to motorcycle and speaks into radio.
Hero: It’s not going to help you any, though.
Officer: (with no reaction): What do you mean?
Hero: (with a wider grin): The server you have to check it against is down.
Officer (still no reaction): And why do you say that?
Hero: Because I’m the guy they called to get on site and get it up again.
Our hero did not get a fine this time.