A police officer in a small town stopped a motorist who was speeding down Main Street. "But officer," the man began, "I can explain." "Just be quiet," snapped¹ the officer. "I'm going to let you cool your heels in jail until the chief gets back." "But, officer, I just wanted to say,..." "And I said to keep quiet! You're going to jail!" A few hours later the officer looked in on his prisoner and said, "Lucky for you that the chief's at his daughter's wedding. He'll be in a good mood when he gets back." "Don't count on it," answered the fellow in the cell. "I'm the groom²."

警察在小镇上拦下了一个在主街上减速驾驶的人，“但是，警官，”那个男子说道：“我能解释原因。”“闭嘴”，警察不耐烦地说道“我得把你关进牢房让你坐冷板凳，直到警长回来。”但是，警官，我想说的是……”“我告诉过你让你闭嘴。你得进监狱。”几个小时后，警察来看那个被关押的男子，“你很幸运，警长去参加他女儿的婚礼了，他回来时心情会很好。”“不要提那件事了”被关押的男子说道：“我正是新郎”。