cop and speeding biker

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A Ladybrand Highway Patrol officer pulls over a Harley riderSTOPS A PERSON RIDING A HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORBIKE for speedingDRIVING FASTER THAN THE SPEED LIMIT and asks for his name.

“Sipho,” the old biker replies.

“Sipho what?” the officer inquires.

“Just Sipho,” the man responds.

In a good mood and considering letting the biker off with a warning, the officer presses, “Come on, what’s your last nameFAMILY NAME OR SURNAME?”

The old man sighs and says, “I used to have a last name, but I lost it.”

The officer, now curious and slightly amused, decides to play along. “Okay, Sipho, how did you lose your last name?”

The biker leans back and begins his taleLONG OR IMAGINATIVE STORY. “Well, it’s a long story. I was born Sipho Johnson. I worked hard in school, got good marksSCORES RECEIVED FOR SCHOOLWORK, and eventually earnedRECEIVED AS A RESULT OF EFFORT my degree and became Sipho Johnson, MDMEDICAL DOCTOR.

“But after some time, being a doctor became dullBORING; NOT EXCITING, so I returned to university and became a dentist. Then I was Sipho Johnson, MD, DDSDOCTOR OF DENTAL SURGERY.

“Things were going well until I started fooling aroundHAVING SEXUAL RELATIONS OUTSIDE A SERIOUS RELATIONSHIP with my assistant, and she gave me VDVENEREAL DISEASE; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION. So I was Sipho Johnson, MD, DDS, with VD.

“The ADAAMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION found out about the VD and took away my DDS, so I was just Sipho Johnson, MD, with VD.

“Then the AMAAMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION got involved, and they removed my MD, so I became Sipho Johnson with VD.

“Finally, the VD took away my JohnsonSLANG FOR PENIS, and that’s how I became… Just Sipho.”

The officer walked away, laughing so hard he had tearsDROPS OF WATER FROM THE EYES FROM STRONG EMOTION in his eyes.

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In this joke, let's look at three useful expressions: pulls over, fooling around, and earned. To pull someone over means to make a vehicle stop, especially by police. Fooling around means engaging in sexual activity without seriousness. Earned refers to receiving something (like a degree or money) through effort or work.

•  The police pulled over the taxi for a broken light.

•  He was fooling around with someone at the office.

•  She earned a diploma in biology last year.

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This joke uses the past simple tense to describe completed actions in the past, such as “worked,” “got,” “became,” and “took away.” It also uses direct speech to show exactly what the characters say. Direct speech adds humour and character, while the past simple keeps the story clear and chronological.

•  He worked hard and got excellent results.

•  She became a dentist after many years of study.

•  “I lost it,” he said.

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