The man was going to bed when his wife told him that he had left the light on in the garden. He looked for himself and saw that there were people in the garage stealing things. He phoned the police， but they told him that no one was in his area to help. So he hung up， counted to 30， and phoned the police again. "I just called you a few seconds ago because there were people in my garage. Well， you don't have to worry about them now because I've just shot them all." Within five minutes there were half dozen police cars in the area. Of course， they caught the burglars red-handed. One of the policemen said; "I thought you said that you'd shot them！" He replied， "I thought you said there was nobody available！"


남편이 잠자리에 들려는데 아내가 차고 등을 꺼야 하지 않느냐고 말했다. 그래서 내다보니 등이 켜져 있는데 사람들이 거기서 물건을 훔치고 있는 게 아닌가. 경찰에 신고했더니 내보낼 사람이 없단다. 30까지 세고 나서 다시 경찰에 전화했다. "방금 차고에 도둑이 들었다고 신고했던 사람입니다. 내가 그들을 총으로 모조리 해치웠으니 걱정할 것 없어요. " 그랬더니 채 5분도 안 돼 경찰차 5~6대가 출동해왔다. 물론 도둑들은 현장에서 잡혔다. 경찰관 하나가 말했다. "총으로 해치웠다고 하더니만…." 그러자 집주인이 응수했다. "올 사람이 하나도 없다더니만！"