A police officer stops a driver [and] asks: “You’re weaving as you drive. Would you agree [to take] an alcohol test?” The driver [replies]: “Bring it on – what have you got?” Polizist hält einen Autofahrer an. Er fragt: “ Sie sind Schlangenlinien gefahren. Wän Sie mit einem Alkhoholtest einverstanden?” Autofahrer: “Kommt drauf an. Was […]
Timo hears on his car radio: “Please use caution on the A1. Keep right here; a car [could] possibly come toward you.” Nonplussed/ Perplexed, Timo [says]: “What do they mean, ‘a car’? There’s a hundred of them!” Timo hört in seinem Autoradio: “Bitte Vorsicht auf der A1. Hier bitte rechts fahren, es kommt Ihnen eventuell
Beth calls her friend James from the motorway on her cell phone. She tells James to be careful, because the radio says there is a nut on the motorway driving in the wrong direction. James replies, “Yeah, there are hundreds of them!” Source: Adapted from Carroll, Noel. Humour: A Very Short Introduction. Oxford, UK: Oxford
