Win magical prizes* for answering these questions correctly. Also, prove yourself smarter than the majority of people I commute with in the morning.
1) When making a left turn, you should turn from the ____ lane.
2) When waiting at an intersection where the traffic in front of you is backed up all the way to the other side of the intersection, you should, or should not, pull into the middle of the intersection when the light turns yellow.
Any of you winners yet? All of you? Great. I wish you commuted in Baltimore.
Also, last night while Kmart and I were watching “Kissing Jessica Stein” we heard some sirens. That’s not out of the ordinary, so we didn’t get up. But I always watch the way the lights hit the windows to try to determine which way the po-po is a ramblin’. This time, the sirens didn’t get any quieter, and the lights stayed in the same place.
I jumped up and looked out the window. There were about 4 cop cars blocking the intersection, and one of the cops had his weapon drawn and was pointing it at a guy who was standing about 5 feet away. The guy had his hands up.
All of a sudden, the cop walks away from the guy. The guy stood there with his hands up for a minute, and then he just walked away down the street.
Then about 5 or 6 more cop cars rolled up, including the paddywagon and what looked to be a commissioner-level officer.
All in all there were about 10 cop cars, and we saw 9 cops arresting one guy. And they were all fat. I guess all the skinny, athletic cops were inside the house they were raiding, but probably not, because a few minutes later all the fatties drove away, and all the cop cars were gone.
*Actual magicality of prizes not certified by an accredited magicologist. See official rules and regulations for details. Oh, who are we kidding? It’s a unicorn!**
**By “unicorn” I mean “you win nothing”. Nothing!
