Bill was a really nice fellow, but not much of a golfer. On the first tee, he sliced the ball so badly it sailed over the trees and through an open window of a nearby house. Bill took another ball out of his bag and played on.

He was just finishinng the 18th hole, when a police officer approached him and asked, "Are you the fellow who hit the ball through the window of that house on the first tee?"

"Yes, I am," answered Bill.

"I think you should know," said the officer, "that your ball knocked over a lamp in the living room, which scared the dog, who ran out of the house and accross the highway. A driver swerved to avoid the dog, and collided with an oncoming vehicle. Five people were injured."

"Oh my God!!!" said Bill, shocked to hear the story. "Is there anything I can do?"

"Yes," said the officer. "Try keeping your head down and closing up your stance a bit."

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