20 January Making Mistakes.


Making Mistakes

An elderly lady returned to the car park with her trolley laden with groceries. As she arrived at her car, she found four males in the act of leaving with her car. She let go of her shopping trolley and drew out of the trolley a large heavy bag, proceeding to scream at the top of her lungs, I have heavyweights in this bag and a spray, and I know how to use it! Get out of the car.”

The four men did not wait for a second. They got out and ran. The lady, somewhat shaken, then proceeded to load her shopping into the car and got into the driver’s seat. She was so shaken that she could not get the ignition key into the car. She tried and tried to no avail.

It was only then she wondered why there was a football, a Frisbee and a twelve pack of beer on the front seat.

A few minutes later she found her own car five spaces further on in the car park. She loaded her messages into her car and drove straight to the police station to report her mistake.

The police sergeant could not stop laughing. He pointed to the other end of the counter where four young lads were reporting a carjacking by a mad elderly woman, carrying a large handbag. 

In the end, no charges were filed. If you are going to make a mistake, make it a good one but at least come clean and be honest about it.


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