Circle
Flies 
      After pulling
a farmer over 
for speeding, a state trooper 
started to lecture him  
about his speed, pompously implying  
      that
the farmer didN'T know any better  
and trying to make him feel as  
uncomfortable as
possible.  
       
He finally started writing out the ticket,  
but had to keep swatting 
at some flies
buzzing 
around his head. 
      
      The
farmer said, "Having some  
      problems with 
      circle
flies 
there, are ya?"
       
       
The trooper paused to take another  
swat and said,
"Well, yes, if that's  
what they are. I've
never 
heard of circle flies." 
       
The farmer was pleased to enlighten  
the cop.  "Circle
flies
are 
common on farms.  
They're called circle 
flies because you  
almost always  find  
      them circling the 
back end of a horse."
       
       
The trooper continues writing for  
a moment,  then
says," Hey,  
are you trying to 
call me a   horse's 
      behind?"
       
       
      "Oh no, officer." 
The
farmer replies. "I have  too
much 
respect for law enforcement and 
police officers  for that." 
       
"That's a good thing," the
officer  
      says rudely, 
      then
goes
back to  
writing the ticket. 
       
After a long pause, the farmer added, 
      "HARD TO FOOL THEM FLIES, though."  
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