And they say the Irish are dumb
A London lawyer runs a stop sign and gets pulled over by an Irish Garda. He thinks that he's smarter than the cop because he's a lawyer from The Big City. Certain that he has a better education than any Paddy cop, he decides to prove it to himself and have some fun at the Garda's expense.
Irish Garda approaches the car and asks, "License and registration, please."
The Lawyer replies, "What for?"
"You didn't come to a complete stop at the Stop sign."
"I slowed down, and no one was coming."
Garda shakes his head. "You still didn't come to a complete stop. License And registration, please.
The Lawyer thinks a moment then asks with a smirk, "What's the difference?"
"The difference is, you have to come to complete stop, that's the law. License and registration, please!'
"Well," the London Lawyer said, '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 we forget about the ticket."
"Sounds fair," the Irish Garda agrees, "Exit your vehicle, sir."
The London lawyer exits his vehicle. The Garda takes out his baton and starts beating the lawyer with it. "Do you want me to stop, or just slow down?"