A Virginia State trooper pulled a car over on I-64 about 2 miles south of the
Virginia/ West Virginia State line. When the trooper asked the driver why he was
speeding, the driver said he was a Magician and Juggler and was on his way to
Beckley WV to do a show at the Shrine Circus. He didn't want to be late.
The trooper told the driver he was fascinated by juggling and said if the driver
would do a little juggling for him then he wouldn't give him a ticket. He told
the trooper he had sent his equipment ahead and didn't have anything to juggle.
The trooper said he had some flares in the trunk and asked if he could juggle
them. The juggler said he could, so the trooper got 5 flares, lit them and
handed them to him.
While the man was juggling, a car pulled in behind the patrol car. A drunken
good old boy from West Virginia got out, watched the performance, then went over
to the patrol car, opened the rear door and got in. The trooper observed him and
went over to the patrol car, opened the door asking the drunk what he thought he
was doing.
The drunk replied, 'You might as well take my ass to jail, cause there ain't no
way I can pass that test.'
