The flashing red and blue lights sliced through the midnight fog, turning the empty highway into a strange stage beneath the cold night sky.
A driver had just been pulled over after weaving dangerously across multiple lanes.
The trooper approached the vehicle expecting the usual excuses.
Maybe the driver would claim he was tired.
Maybe he’d blame the road.
Maybe he’d insist he had only consumed one drink.
Instead, the man rolled down his window and immediately launched into a bizarre joke about traffic lights.
Green.
Pink.
Yellow.
The punchline made absolutely no sense.
And yet, somehow, it was funny.
For one brief second, the veteran trooper lost his professional composure.
A short laugh escaped.
The driver immediately noticed.
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