The third joke trades roadside excuses for restaurant bravado. A hulking troublemaker claims he could beat both the responding officer and the world heavyweight champion. Instead of fighting, the officer challenges him to escape from handcuffs. Eager to demonstrate his strength, the man agrees, then struggles for several fruitless minutes. When he finally admits defeat, the officer delivers the payoff: “In that case, you’re under arrest.”
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Ellis did the general assignment grind at a small daily for a decade, which means he can cover a hailstorm, a weird animal sighting, and a relationship trend in the same afternoon and make all three worth reading. He likes stories with a person in them, not just facts.
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