NOW THIS IS DRUNK

A man goes to a party and has too much to drink His friends plead
With him to let them take him home. He says NO -- he only lives a mile
Away.

About five blocks from the party, the police pull him over. They check
His license and ask him to get out of the car and walk the line. Just
As he starts, the police radio blares out a notice of a robbery taking
Place in a house around the block. The police tell the party animal to
Stay put, they'll be right back and they run around the corner to the
Robbery.

The guy waits and waits and finally decides to drive home. When he
Gets there, he tells his wife he is going to bed, and to tell anyone
Who might come looking for him that he has the flu and has been in bed
All day.

A few hours later the police knock on the door. They ask if Mr. Smith
Is there and his wife says yes. They ask to see him and she replies
That he is in bed with the flu and has been there all day..
The police still have his driver's license. They ask to see his car
And she asks why. They insist on seeing his car, so she takes them to
The garage. She opens the door. There sitting in the garage is the
Police car, with all its lights still flashing.

True story; told by the driver at his first AA meeting.