A deputy police officer responded to a report of a barroom disturbance. The disturbance turned out to be well over six feet tall and weighed almost 300 pounds. Whats more, he boasted that he could whip the deputy and Muhammad Ali too.

Said the policeman, Ill bet that youre also an escape artist-probably better than Houdini.

The giant nodded.

If I had some chains, the deputy continued, you could show us how strong you really are. But all Ive got is a set of handcuffs. Why dont you see just how quickly you can break out of them?

Once in the cuffs, the man puffed, pulled and jerked for four minutes. I cant get out of these, the giant growled.

Are you sure? the deputy asked. The fellow tried again. Nope, he replied. I cant do it.

In that case, said the deputy, youre under arrest.