10/12/2024
Just Fred
An Arizona Highway Patrol officer pulled over a Harley that was sp*eding along the highway. As he approached the biker, he decided to start with the basics.
"What’s your name?" the officer asked.
"Fred," the biker replied.
"Fred what?" the officer pressed.
"Just Fred," the man said simply.
The officer, in a relatively good mood, thought he might let the biker off with a warning instead of a ticket. But curiosity got the better of him, so he asked, "Come on now, Fred, everyone’s got a last name. What’s yours?"
The biker sighed. "I used to have a last name, but I lost it."
The officer raised an eyebrow, thinking he was dealing with a character. "Alright, Fred. I’ll bite. How exactly did you lose your last name?"
"Well," Fred began, "it’s a long story, but stay with me. I was born Fred Johnson. Worked hard in school, got good grades. Eventually, I decided I wanted to be a doctor. So, I went to college, medical school, the whole nine yards, and earned my degree. I was Fred Johnson, MD."
The officer nodded, intrigued.
"After a while, being a doctor got a little boring, so I decided to switch careers. I went back to school to become a dentist. Studied hard, got my degree, and became Fred Johnson, MD, DDS."
"Impressive," the officer said, starting to enjoy the tale.
"But then," Fred continued, "things took a turn. I started messing around with my dental assistant, and, well, she gave me VD. So then, I was Fred Johnson, MD, DDS, with VD."
The officer stifled a laugh, but Fred wasn’t done.
"Then the ADA found out about the VD and revoked my DDS. So now I was Fred Johnson, MD, with VD. And wouldn’t you know it, the AMA heard about that and took away my MD. So there I was, just Fred Johnson, with VD."
Fred paused dramatically. "And then… the VD took away my Johnson. So now, officer, I’m just Fred."
The officer burst into laughter, tears streaming down his face, and walked back to his car, leaving Fred with nothing but a warning and a story he’d never forget.