A man is stopped by the police for speeding. The police officer says to the driver, “Do you know that you were speeding, sir?”

“No officer, I didn’t know I was speeding.”

His wife who is in the front seat then says, “Come on, Henry, you knew you were speeding, I’ve been telling you to slow down for the past ten minutes.”

The man shoots a dark look at his wife, then the policeman says, “Do you realise that your license has also expired?”

“No sir, I had no idea,” said the driver looking shocked.

His wife says, “Oh please, Henry! I’ve been telling you to renew your license for two months.”

The husband grinds his teeth but stays silent.

The policeman then adds, “And I noticed that your rear left light is out of action.”  

“Oh yes, I was on my way to get it fixed actually.”

His wife pipes up, “Nonsense Henry, we were on our way home.”

The husband, red-faced, turns to his wife. “Whose side are you on? For god’s sake, button it up and don’t say anything!”

The policeman walks to the woman’s side of the car and asks her, “Does he always talk to you so rudely?”

“Oh no, officer, only when he’s been drinking heavily.”

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