Moped vs. Corvette

In a small town with only one traffic light, a man named Cletus has saved up his money and bought a moped.

One day Cletus is at the light waiting for it to turn green when a shiny new Corvette convertible pulls up next to him. Cletus has never seen anything like this in his life. The Corvette has its top down, so Cletus leans over the side of the car and starts checking out the interior.

This annoys the driver of the Vette so when the light turns green, he steps on the gas, laying down rubber as he leaves the intersection. He gets up to 60 mph when suddenly Cletus flies by him on his moped.

The driver of the Vette says to himself, “This clown wants to race.”

Shifting into fourth gear, he steps on the gas again. He leaves Cletus in a cloud of dust as he juices the car up to 100 mph.

Then out of nowhere he sees Cletus coming up fast in his rear-view mirror. He can’t believe it as Cletus flies by him again on his moped. The driver of the Vette shifts into sixth gear and floors it. He passes Cletus and gets up to 150 mph.

But once again, Cletus passes him like he’s standing still. Shocked, the driver of the Vette pulls over to the side of the road. He hears gravel flying and brakes squalling as Cletus pulls up next to him.

The driver of the Vette congratulates Cletus on winning the race and asks him what kind of an engine he has in his moped.

Puzzled, Cletus replies, “Race? I was just trying to get my suspenders off your side-view mirror.”

Lisa Denton