Originally posted by Venerable Bede:
their fine for speeding used to be $20, pay on the spot.
TROOPER
You're required to display
temporary tags, either in the
plate area or taped inside the
back window.
CARL
Certainly -
TROOPER
Can I see your license and
registration please?
CARL
Certainly.
He reaches for his wallet.
CARL
... I was gonna tape up the
temporary tag, ya know, to be
in full compliance, but it, uh,
it, uh ... must a slipped my
mind...
He extends his wallet toward the trooper, a folded fifty-
dollar bill protruding from it.
CARL
... So maybe the best thing
would be to take care of that,
right here in Brainerd.
TROOPER
What's this, sir?
CARL
That's my license and regis-
tration. I wanna be in
compliance.
He forces a laugh.
CARL
... I was just thinking I could
take care of it right here. In
Brainerd.
The policeman thoughtfully pats the fifty into the billfold and hands the billfold back into the car.