THE SPEED LIMIT
– Thibodeaux and Hebert were driving down the interstate yesterday, but
Thibodeaux was only driving about 10 miles per hour. Traffic was passing them
left and right, 18-wheelers were swerving all over trying to keep from slamming
into them, and traffic was generally in chaos. State Trooper Boudreaux, sitting
near an overpass, saw this and proceeded to pull Thibodeaux over. Trooper Boudreaux
asked Thibodeaux, “Why you goin’ so slow?” Thibodeaux replied,
“Mais, Ossifer, I always drives de speed limit, look der’s a sign
right der, an’ it say ‘10’.” Trooper Boudreaux tells him,
“Thibodeaux, you dummy, dat’s de highway sign. Dis is Interstate 10.”
Boudreaux looks over and notices Hebert shaking and sweating, and asks him what
the problem is. Hebert says, “Boy, I sure wish you had stopped us 10 minutes
ago, when we was on Highway 182!”