The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

A man was on an overpass above a Detroit freeway and was
dropping a concrete block onto the moving cars below. The concrete
block was attached with a rope that he used to haul the block back
up onto the overpass to use on another unsuspecting motorist. One
victim managed to stop his car, yanked the rope with all his
force, and pulled the arm off of the overpass villain. The
overpass villain then took the motorist to court. (At this point
the storyteller waits for the listener to ask what the motorist
was charged with.) The storyteller then responds that the charge
was "armed robbery."

Submitter comment: This joke was circulating around the Detroit area in 1992
following several real incidents of objects being dropped from a
freeway overpass onto unsuspecting motorists below.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT

James Callow Keyword(s): PUN