Several people, including Lottie and Blue Diamond, from out west, sent me this one. The locations varied, so I've decided to post the Florida version...

A lawyer driving in southern Florida runs a stop sign and gets pulled over by a deputy sheriff.

The lawyer thinks that he is smarter than the deputy because, after all, he's a New York lawyer with a better education than any Florida cop. He decides to prove this to himself and, at the same time, have some fun at the deputy's expense.

Deputy: "License and registration, please."

Lawyer: "What for?"

Deputy: "Y'all didn't come to a complete stop at the stop sign."

Lawyer: "I slowed down, and no one was coming."

Deputy: "Y'all still didn't come to a complete stop. License and registration, please."

Lawyer: "What's the difference?"

Deputy: "The difference is, y'all have to come to a complete stop. That's the law, boy. License and registration, please!"

Lawyer: "If you can show me the legal difference between slow down and stop, I'll give you my license and registration and you give me the ticket. If not, you let me go and no ticket."

Deputy: "Deal. Y'all exit your vehicle now."

At this point, the deputy takes out his nightstick and starts beating the crap out of the lawyer and says, "Do y'all want me to stop, or just slow down, boy?"